SahwaFeb 19

Quantum teleportation demonstrated over existing fiber networks — Deutsche Telekom’s T‑Labs used commercially available Qunnect hardware for the demo, claims 90% average accuracy

https://reddthat.com/post/60550628

Quantum teleportation demonstrated over existing fiber networks — Deutsche Telekom’s T‑Labs used commercially available Qunnect hardware for the demo, claims 90% average accuracy - Reddthat

>“Teleporting quantum information is now a practical reality,” asserts Deutsche Telekom. The firm’s T‑Labs used commercially available Qunnect hardware to demo quantum teleportation over 30km of live, commercial Berlin fiber, running alongside classical internet traffic. In an email to Tom’s Hardware, Deutsche Telekom’s PR folks said that Cisco also ran the same hardware and demo process to connect data centers in NYC.

Show threadgivesomefucksFeb 19

The firm’s T‑Labs used commercially available Qunnect hardware to demo quantum teleportation over 30km of live

Bit disingenuous to talk about teleporting things along a fiber line…

Also shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how quantum entanglement works…

But it’s actually pretty huge that they’re able to do this.

Show threadSchool_LunchFeb 19
As someone who also doesn’t fully understand quantum entanglement… is it that when two particles are entangled and far apart, when we observe them they will always be in the same state? Is there any way to manipulate that state? If so, it seems like it would be pretty straight forward to use it for faster than light communications.
Show threadgivesomefucksFeb 19

Yep

The thing is if it’s entangled, why is there a fiber cable?

If it’s teleportation, why is there a cable?

However what actually makes consciousness in a brain is (hypothetically, technically) microtubules forming a very tiny cable inside of which quantum superposition is able to be maintained while we are conscious. When even brief quantum entanglement used to be insanely hard.

Like, it’s hard to tell what really happened from OPs article. But there should be much better articles explaining it, and this could actually end up being crazy important. Like, 20-30 years from now this might be how we finally get a real AI.

Show threadthreeganzi
Any source on your claim about consciousness? Sounds very speculative.
Feb 19 at 7:19pmWeb
Show threadgivesomefucksFeb 19
en.wikipedia.org/…/Orchestrated_objective_reducti…
Orchestrated objective reduction - Wikipedia

Show threadthreeganziFeb 19
Thanks, that’s an interesting read. Still stand by my opinion that your statement is overly confident in explaining consciousness.
Show threadgivesomefucksFeb 19

Penrose published a book on it in 1989.

For literal decades the only thing that ruled it out was the ability for quantum entanglement in the brain. Less than 2 years ago we proved not only was that possible, but quantum super position could be sustained for as long as we’re awake.

It’s a pretty safe time to be confident, even without accounting for Penrose being the literal smartest person on the planet.

Like, I’m not big on “appeals to authority” but if Sir Roger Penrose spends 37 years saying something is true, and just continually gets proven more right over the decades…

It’s not as far reaching as you seem to believe.

Like, gravity is just a theory too, shit is harder than people realize it is to prove.

Show threadRandomgalFeb 20

not a big fan of 'appeal to authority ’

Literally glazing the guy sloppy style and basing their whole world view on a single random dude. Sorry, on ‘the smartest guy in the planert’.

Gravity is just a theory

Ah I see the problem. I opened a thread with the word ‘quantum’ on it. Lmao

Show threadthreeganziFeb 20
I think you’re doing your argument a disservice by comparing it to theory of gravity. But I do appreciate learning about this hypothesis and that there is actual experimentation going on. Thanks again for sharing.
Show threadgivesomefucksFeb 20

I think you’re doing your argument a disservice by comparing it to theory of gravity

That’s not a direct comparison…

It’s the generic comparison to show that “just a theory” includes thing we understand 99.9999% of and definitely exists

Until we know absolutely everything, it’s still a theory

But we don’t have to believe in gravity for it to be real

The point is:

Just a theory

Doesn’t mean as much as what people think when they say it