Teenager Challenges Quantum Computing Advancement with Classical Computers
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An 18-year-old from Texas, Ewin Tang, has demonstrated that classical computers can solve the 'recommendation problem' nearly as efficiently as quantum computers, challenging the notion of quantum speedup in this area.
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· 3 pulledIn a paper posted online earlier this month, 18-year-old Ewin Tang proved that ordinary computers can solve an important computing problem with performance potentially comparable to that of a quantum computer.
Computer scientists had considered it to be one of the best examples of a problem that’s exponentially faster to solve on quantum computers.
The result eliminates one of the best examples of quantum speedup.
18-year-old Ewin Tang has proven that classical computers can solve the “recommendation problem” nearly as fast as quantum computers. The result eliminates one of the best examples of quantum speedup.
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