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fluffy_assassins t1_j9blhv3 wrote

Reply to comment by Mortal-Region in Whatever happened to quantum computing? by MultiverseOfSanity

This. The lack of news relevant to people outside the industry does not constitute a lack of news

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fluffy_assassins t1_j9blkis wrote

Kind of like nuclear fusion. Or AI before ChatGPT.

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hydraofwar t1_j9bnaxq wrote

AI, nuclear fusion and quantum computing the trinity of the futuristic society

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Practical-Mix-4332 t1_j9bpi0g wrote

Also cures for cancer, heart disease, and aging.

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ilive12 t1_j9cco88 wrote

It's looking like we may be able to find the cure for aging even without even needing the power of AI: https://youtu.be/U5H3EnGozr0

More or less, the method is already discovered, now it's about testing and making sure the procedure doesn't do more harm than good (without very careful application can easily lead to things like tumors). They have a good handle on reversing aging in mice, they are moving to doing it in monkeys next. Very possible the first person to live to 150 is alive today.

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superluminary t1_j9cj0t8 wrote

Slight over exaggeration here. In one study they extended mouse life by six weeks. In another they made mice appear to age more quickly and were then able to reverse some of the damage they caused. There’s a way to go.

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fluffy_assassins t1_j9bo1io wrote

Yeah, exactly. I almost edited it to say something like that.

Also the Trinity of remote technologies, probably.

I imagine AI will always be cloud based because there's so much more efficient and dedicated competing per available. Quantum computing will probably also always be remote because of the cooling requirements.

Nuclear fusion? We already have it. Look up. Just, remote access to it.

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SlowCrates t1_j9bp3p6 wrote

Fusion and quantum computing are the difference between Terminator's Skynet and having new digital overlords.

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fluffy_assassins t1_j9bqyye wrote

That's a difference between skynet and digital overlords?

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SlowCrates t1_j9c5hz2 wrote

Yeah, Skynet wasn't so superior that it owned the human race. Its machines were not particular clever, and it made the mistake of leaving its central core vulnerable. Those do not sound like the traits of a super intelligence. More like general intelligence geared heavily toward strategic military power. I think of a super intelligence as having limitless power, and having fusion and quantum computing from the start gives a potential AI a huge leg up.

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IcebergSlimFast t1_j9c5pm4 wrote

I’m not sure why OP has been hearing “basically nothing” - I’m not anywhere near that field, but I’ve been seeing updates on new breakthroughs cross my newsfeed at least 1-2 times per month.

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