Even though a month had passed since the news of the quantum computer breakthrough, Professor Arik of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory still had not abandoned his original view.
It was not that he doubted Lu Zhou's abilities.
He simply could not imagine that, without mastering quantum storage technology, there was even the slightest possibility of achieving more than 100 qubits.
Google's current approach was to work from the software side, namely the recently popular Quantum Annealing Algorithm.
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Yet even after gathering the brightest minds at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the best solution they could devise was merely an experimental quantum computer with 80 to 90 qubits.
As for 524...
That was simply too much like science fiction.
He preferred to see the whole matter as a political scam. In his view, those idiots in Washington had not been tricked for the first time by Third World countries using bizarre little gimmicks.
Clearly, Hua Nation was using its display of Quantum Supremacy to pressure the International Information System Security Certification Alliance and promote its Quantum Encryption Algorithm and quantum fiber-optic cables.
After all, without quantum computer technology, neither Quantum Encryption Algorithms nor quantum communication technology was actually necessary.
With the sluggish computing power of conventional supercomputers, even if it kept improving, it would still take a century to pry open the Federal Reserve's vault.
But quantum computers were different.
Anyone would be terrified by that exponentially growing computing power...
As usual, Professor Arik brought his breakfast to the laboratory. Sitting at his desk, he was about to open his inbox and see whether there were any new peer-review invitations.
Just then, his colleague Dr. Cecil returned from the coffee machine carrying two cups of coffee and set one down on his desk.
"Want some coffee?"
"Thanks."
"You're welcome...