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Talent shortage in quantum computing (news.mit.edu)
3 points by mathgenius on Jan 24, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I interviewed with DWave as they were looking for someone with deep common lisp roots (aka me). Apparently I didn't make the cut. I am not a particle physics major (I'm math and cs) but I've been reading deeply on the subject for many years. I ran experiments on IBM's quantum playground (http://www.quantumplayground.net/#/home)

I'm not sure what could be required to qualify as "talent" in quantum computing. I suppose, like everything else in computer science these days, you need at least 10 years of "quantum computing experience" on your resume :-)

I suppose they could put all the resumes into a quantum computer and use Grover's algorithm to find the top talent. The job description is probably for a "Super Position" :-)




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