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Author claims quantum computers and LLMs are perpetual motion machines

The author argues that quantum computers and large language models (LLMs) are fundamentally flawed, likening them to perpetual motion machines. They contend that quantum computers will never be truly fast and that the concept of 'quantum uncertainty' is a matter of doctrine rather than experimental proof. Similarly, LLMs are presented as another example of a misleadingly hyped technology. AI

RANK_REASON The content is a fringe opinion piece with no verifiable claims or new information, fitting the definition of a meme.

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Author claims quantum computers and LLMs are perpetual motion machines

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    There is an increasingly sized industry now in what amount to perpetual motion machines. Whether you like it or not, and whether or not you laugh at me, a ‘quan

    There is an increasingly sized industry now in what amount to perpetual motion machines. Whether you like it or not, and whether or not you laugh at me, a ‘quantum computer’ is a perpetual motion machine. In fact it will never be fast. Nor have we any reason to believe it especia…