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		trogdor on Dec 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Willow, Our Quantum Chip Although I know it’s an apocryphal quote, I am reminded of “640K should be enough for anybody.” The Intel 4004, in 1971, had only 2,250 transistors. A handful of qubits today might become a billion sooner than you think.

adgjlsfhk1 on Dec 11, 2024 [–]

it took until 2011 before Sandy bridge cracked 2 billion. If we get 40 years of quantum resistance from 1GB RSA, that would be pretty great.

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