Running an experiment in the IBM Quantum Experience

IBM Research is making quantum computing available to the public for the first time, providing access to a quantum computing platform from any desktop or mobile device via the cloud. Users of the platform called the IBM Quantum Experience can create algorithms and run experiments on an IBM quantum processor, learn about quantum computing through tutorials and simulations, and get inspired by the possibilities of a quantum computer.

[FritzSchober]

The more I read about Quantum computers the less I understand. I feel like my grandparents when I explained them the Commodore 64 and the concept of bits and bytes. It was all so clear to me and I couldn't really understand why they where not able to "get it". Now we have Quantum computers and now I am like my grandparents. I try to understand it, but it makes no sense in my head.

[grido]

explanation as to how the simulator works fall short of details quite quickly. "You draw this and you get that" was not really what I needed to understand.

[vaibhavsinghx]

If the second block is used to hide the card in the 4th slot, and we already know which slot the card is in, what exactly is happening in the quantum inversion step? Doesn't it already know where the card is?

[EdwinKadavy]

wait I am confused. it can calculate where the queen will be without any initial input information?

[jacobmalone]

Amazing technology, I never thought such a powerful research tool would ever be able to exist like this and available to the public! Amazing learning tool!

[manny]

How is the quantum system able to correctly "guess" the position of the queen without "knowing" anything about the system? How is it possible for the system to "perceive" something completely randomized and disconnected as a shuffled deck of cards? In short, what is the theory that describes how this is possible?

[MattMenees]

Hey, Grover! Guess what. I only pretended to want to find the queen, but I really wanted the jack. How about you find the right card without me telling you which one I want.

[DjNemess]

I need a new quantum brain to have any chance of understanding what he just

[Derhemion]

Good explanation on how to easily win in Blackjack :)

[ramykamel]

Now I need to grab a good resource on quantum computing fundamentals :-)

[ykblackout]

I don't understand how this works... could you not use the same process to predict the lotto numbers?

[Sleeplss]

Quantum computing is going to bring forth a bunch of awesome tech. Can't wait!

[rollingwaves]

as an English major I feel so dumb watching this I want to cry

[kelvinfilyk]

This is insane. I almost can't believe this is possible

[lucarnetrange]

I don't need a quantum computer to guess that the Queen is in slot 4, if I set it in the 4th slot at the start. That sounds completely bogus.

[simoncarlile]

So could you run the algorithm to find the factors of large semiprime numbers with this, or is that algorithm too complicated?

[muchavvir]

Time to google grover's algorithm

[jboss]

that mean, you can find the number of LOTO ? :)

[Birkes]

I love what you're doing, IBM, now it's way easier to study quantum computing - because we basically have it available at hand! But one question; Was the queen in the 4th slot? Isn't the computer supposed to know the cards first?

[nadim]

I'm maybe too dumb but i didn't quite get it yet...