True quantum supremacy and the race to a million qubit chip

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True quantum supremacy and the race to a million qubit chip
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True quantum supremacy and the race to a million qubit chip

Is quantum supremacy - the moment when conventional computers become obsolete - a fiction?

In quantum computing, many people look at quantum supremacy as the real breakthrough, but is it really a mirage? 'Quantum supremacy' - even the phrase gives an impression of an almost Terminator...

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