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John Preskill
05/16/18
@ Y Combinator
In the mid-90s, we developed quantum error correction theory, which encodes quantum states in a way that protects them from environmental interactions, ensuring they remain robust.
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John Preskill on Quantum Computing
@ Y Combinator
05/16/18
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Quantum error correction takes advantage of entanglement to protect information from environmental disturbances, ensuring that the environment cannot learn anything about the protected information.
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We can create qubits that are entangled at 90% quality, but we can store them practically forever, allowing us to enhance their quality through a process similar to improving a staticky communication channel.
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Improving the reliability of quantum gates and reducing error rates will be crucial for scaling quantum computers and enabling them to solve more complex problems.
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