IBM Held Talks With Biden Administration on Quantum Controls (bloomberg.com) 17
IBM has engaged in talks with the Biden administration on potential export controls for quantum computers as the company continues investing in the emerging technology. From a report: IBM recommended that any regulations, if developed, cover potentially problematic uses of quantum computing rather than limiting the technology based simply on processing power, said Dario Gil, head of IBM Research. Quantum technology will likely be subject to constraints like export controls, Gil said. "We will continue to be an active participant in that dialogue," he said.
Quantum computing is an experimental field with the potential to accelerate processing power and upend current cybersecurity standards. The Biden administration is exploring the possibility of new export controls that would limit China's access to quantum along with other powerful emerging technologies, Bloomberg News reported last month. IBM has installed quantum infrastructure in countries like Germany and Japan, but not China, Gil said. Big Blue has invested millions in the field, and is unveiling a new quantum processor this week that is more than three times more powerful, measured by qubits, than its version announced last year.
Quantum computing is an experimental field with the potential to accelerate processing power and upend current cybersecurity standards. The Biden administration is exploring the possibility of new export controls that would limit China's access to quantum along with other powerful emerging technologies, Bloomberg News reported last month. IBM has installed quantum infrastructure in countries like Germany and Japan, but not China, Gil said. Big Blue has invested millions in the field, and is unveiling a new quantum processor this week that is more than three times more powerful, measured by qubits, than its version announced last year.
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Biden is likely being blackmailed by Emporer Xi Jinping over this. He's like that Sith Lord Jar Jar Binks, hiding his treason behind a veil of senility, but doing massive damage nonetheless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Gawd, just stop with quantum computing hype alread (Score:4, Interesting)
The most sensible rendition I've seen about quantum computing is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Please, God, make the above required watching for anyone who wants to discuss quantum computing.
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The most sensible rendition I've seen about quantum computing is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Please, God, make the above required watching for anyone who wants to discuss quantum computing.
Thanks for this link. Others with mod points (I have none), please mod this up. It's a Sabine Hossenfelder video.
My short take - We'll probably get nuclear fusion working before anybody can actually develop a quantum computer capable of doing anything actually useful. It's why some people say this is a bubble and it's going to burst and people in the future will laugh at those who actually thought it would lead to something useful.
How much of IBM is still in the USA? (Score:2)
How much of IBM is still in the USA?
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Depends on the division. The mainframe part is still in NY state. I was in Toronto earlier in the year and drove past their massive campus.
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Under 100,000 IBM employees work in the USA. There are over 345,000 worldwide.
Computers don't need to be exported (Score:2)
Computers function perfectly well in server farms and you don't necessarily need them to physical cross any border. Legally I would question the government's right to restrict remote access until further laws are codified.The reality is the US Government is going to do whatever it wants regardless of laws or the constitution.
Still for all practical purposes you have a program and run it through hardware and get a result. You care about the results. You don't need the computer physically next to you.
Re:Computers don't need to be exported (Score:5, Informative)
Legally I would question the government's right to restrict remote access until further laws are codified.
If they declare them ITAR-controlled, then it becomes illegal to provide access to them to anyone on the list. For instance, you cannot provide access to certain classes of satellite. The law is already clear on this point. If the State Department puts something on the US Munitions List, then it's covered by ITAR, and ITAR does control access as well as distribution.
Re: Thank you for this (Score:1)