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Trump Signs Legislation To Boost Quantum Computing Research With $1.2 billion (geekwire.com)
President Donald Trump last week signed legislation ramping up quantum computing research and development. From a report: The National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227) authorizes $1.2 billion over five years for federal activities aimed at boosting investment in quantum information science, or QIS, and supporting a quantum-smart workforce. The law also establishes a National Quantum Coordination Office, calls for the development of a five-year strategic plan and establishes an advisory committee to advise the White House on issues relating to quantum computing. "This next great technological revolution has far-reaching implications for job creation, economic growth and national security," Michael Kratsios, deputy assistant to the president for technology policy, said in a White House statement. "We look forward to building upon efforts to support the quantum-smart workforce of the future and engage with government, academic and private-sector leaders to advance QIS."
[...] Earlier this month, a report from the National Academies of Science said there is an urgent need to develop "post-quantum" encryption protocols in order to protect commerce and national security. QIS research could also produce new types of quantum processors, sensors, navigation tools and security systems. The challenges could bring about "new approaches to understanding materials, chemistry and even gravity through quantum information theory," according to a White House strategy paper issued in September.
[...] Earlier this month, a report from the National Academies of Science said there is an urgent need to develop "post-quantum" encryption protocols in order to protect commerce and national security. QIS research could also produce new types of quantum processors, sensors, navigation tools and security systems. The challenges could bring about "new approaches to understanding materials, chemistry and even gravity through quantum information theory," according to a White House strategy paper issued in September.
All these tax cuts and the idiot still can't balance a check book
They probably told him the research buildings will be built near the border and double as The Wall.
Table-ized A.I.
Not much else to say. Glad to see there is state funding for research like this.
"Whoops, I thought I was ordering lunch! Nobody told me this page I signed on my desk was to help someone! Pffft. Fake menu."
Best functional retard useful agent ever.
"The likes of which.... the world has never seen." /moron
Wow ... I read that as "Trump Sings Legislation", and thought "damn, now there's an internet video I might watch".
"Vladdy baby, come on down the chimney tonight..."
"Silent might"
"Rudolphski the red-backed turncoat"
"Jingle jails"
Collude... they told me... dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb...
"Americans deserve the best quantums ever! We will out quantum Jiiina, believe me! Schrodinger didn't send us his best cats. No more cats from shit-hole dumpsters; we will hire THE best cats, and I know cats better than the Generals. I grab really terrific quantum bits; even those Q-bits, and all letters of the alphabet even. Know 'em well. T-bits are my favorite, of course [applause]. #MakeAmericanCatsHalfDeadAgain!"
Table-ized A.I.
Wow, I'm surprised but I guess a broken analogue clock is right at least once in a day. I guess someone in Intelligence got through to Trump. Although Quantum processors are unproven so far, there are some hints that it could be used to rapidly break encryption which most of the world depends on. Still it might be a huge waste of money but I guess we'll see.
Step outside of your echo chamber for once.
This is necessary to understand the full cascade impact of illegals flooding the country. Some estimate it's $60k per illegal of services drain on the economy, but a quantum computer will be able to solve these np hard problems quickly. (Or so Trump's been told)
As long as we're throwing money away...
So true! He traded our cow for magic beans. I hope he rescues the princess. And the goose!
You should not have been modded down.
How the fuck is he going to pay for it? All thos really great tax cuts fucked everything up. So now the tax burden is being put on the poor to pay for the rich man's fucking quantum computing. I am sick of paying for the rich man's programs. I am sick of fucking wealthcare.
Did trump just do something classy and innovative?
WTF, I hate quantum computing now!
"Science that Trump likes, I like! Not bad liberal sciences like climate or economics, real science like computers made in Gyna!"
Largest deficit in 25 years, largest trade imbalance with China EVER, and largest new bailouts for US farmers in a single Presidency in US history. It's a shit show. Trump should flee back to Russia while he can, beg for asylum.
The stock market lost another 650 points today because Trump can't shut his moronic traitor's bitching faggot mouth.
It's better to have 2 toys: one to be alive (still working) and another to be dead (not working).
In the future, people will want Q-Machines for "Quantum Neural Training" as a part of Q-Machine Learning.
A 4096 q-bits quantum computer is as 2*^4096 times faster than a classical computer for some kinds of problems but it does not guarantee NP = P.
In the post-quantum cryptographic eras, the bigger keys are still the solution to the breakable problem.
As he stated himself more than once, he firmly believes that he has an intuitive grasp of science that eclipses any career expert in any field.
Since he doesn't read much I gather that his intuitions are pretty much based on whatever presentation he recently saw that impressed him. Maybe online or maybe someone who thinks they are talking to the president. Add to that add a healthy mix of preconceptions.
What a recipe. It results in things like this sometimes.
Meanwhile, creimer admits his massive failure in 2018 with his youtube venture and other silly long tail schemes!
After all, things might be getting better after all.
Merry Christmas to you all!
But did they allow him to blather about the program for a while I hope, and is there video? Lol. What a fucking moron.
I guess this means we now have to be against quantum computing.
By the same token, after two years of the progressive enlightened telling us we have no business fighting in Syria, suddenly the same people are calling for a Middle Eastern forever war.
back door.
Hmmm. Builds walls to keep people out, build back doors to let people in...
1) No one could call him a liar because there is no such thing as true or false.
2) No one could say he contradicted himself.
3) He didn't have to 'walk back' anything he said.
4) He could spout incomprehensible nonsense and have everyone except it.
Unfortunately for everybody else on the planet, he's incapable of understanding that superpositions collapse and non-quantum reality is the result. That means things are true or false, contradictions need to be resolved, when you make unsupportable assertions people call you out, and nonsense has no meaning.
That ominous sound you're starting to hear is the sound of the real world crashing in on TrumpWorld's quantum fantasy and starting to crush him and all the rest of up flat.
Why is Snark Required?
As long as you don't open the door, they could be doing anything in there.
Have you read my blog lately?
(3) provide research experiences and training for additional undergraduate and graduate students in quantum information science, including in the fields ofâ"
(A) quantum information theory;
(B) quantum physics;
(C) quantum computational science;
(D) applied mathematics and algorithm development;
(E) quantum networking;
(F) quantum sensing and detection; and
(G) materials science and engineering;
(4) coordinate research efforts funded through existing programs across the Department of Energy, includingâ"
(A) the Nanoscale Science Research Centers;
(B) the Energy Frontier Research Centers;
(C) the Energy Innovation Hubs;
(D) the National Laboratories;
(E) the Advanced Research Projects Agency; and
(F) the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers; and
Hard to argue with that. Literally everything boils down to quantum processes. Deliberately understanding and exploiting quantum world has been at the very heart of progression of modern technology.
...for the Department of Energy, Office of Science, and man, they are shite, it is a competition about how to shoehorn your existing science in this QIS fad. I don't see this lasting more than a few year with very little to show. [posting as AC for obvious reasons]
You realize that in 2 years he's done more to get science research funded than the last 4 terms of democratic presidents combined, right? Oh, you can't hear me under all that sand, you say?
You are obviously either a Chinese bot or an NPC.
Trump has no idea what he is doing.
Yea, cutting taxes for the middle class is so wrong.
Stopping illegals from coming in and killing US citizens, like Kate Stynley is wrong.
Attempting to help the middle class instead of calling them all a bunch of meth head racists is wrong.
Meanwhile...
Jimmy Kimmel is making fun of a triple amputee war vet because he started a Go Fund Me page to help get the wall built.
I guess supporting the middle class and wounded vets is the wrong side of the issues according to you. I'm find with my stance on things. Glad to see you hate people working to make the world a better place instead of bowing down to your superiority of making fun of wounded vets.
Asshole
He is not a professional politician. It's too importand, and should be run by the professionals.
Whether or not that is true is irrelevant in the context of what I wrote.
If Obama (or in an alternate universe, President Hillary Clinton) had done this, the story on Slashdot would have a patriotic Democrat mascot graphic.
On the plus side, like him or hate him, Trump is clearly working to address a serious problem in America: Most of our politicians, whether Democrat or Republican, whether Obama or Trump, or Clinton, or Schumer, can speak out of both sides of their mouths on any issue and so fast nobody can be entirely sure of where they stand. Trump himself frequently contradicts himself in stream-of-conscience speeches and twitter postings.We, the people, might well be in need of quantum computing just to figure out where any of these people stand on any particular issue in any moment in time. Indeed, it seems that the positions most of these politicians take on an issue can be affected by whether somebody observes them - Heisenburg would be thrilled.
Let me know when it works. Let me know when it does anything useful. Let me know when it doesn't feel like a boondoggle.
E Proelio Veritas.
... oh, wait... nevermind.
for the Space Force - lol
The unbridled irrational raw hate is ridiculous and mentally unhealthy.
If Obama had done this you would be all woot woot! about how great a president Obama is and how those anti science republicans cant stop Obama from dragging them into the quantum future.
But Trunp did it so you have to pee all over yourself like an undiapered 3 year old.
You are only funny to your equally infantile echo chamber friends. The adults sigh and eye roll.
So I guess the best way to get the shrodinger cats to cooperate better is to feed them "kibbles -n- bits"......
Ah yes, we hear from the Eurofag contingent. The very concept of a professional politician is sickening to people who like freedom and want to control their government, not be ruled by it.
I miss the existence of a sarcasm tag.