A researcher at MIT is promising to pay $100,000 to the individual or group of individuals who can prove that the creation of a functional and scalable quantum computer is impossible. The award was prompted by an article describing the views of a quantum computing skeptic and a proponent. As part of the discussion Scott Aaaronson was challenged to support his opinion with real money, which he now did.
Aaronson himself believes that scalable quantum computers will be possible one day and he does not think that he will ever be forced to pay out the reward.
2DayBlog.com, $100,000 if you can prove quantum computers impossible
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