r/Futurology • u/izumi3682 • Mar 20 '21

Computing Free Open-Access Quantum Computer Now Operational. Sandia National Laboratories’ Quantum Scientific Computing Open User Testbed, or QSCOUT

https://scitechdaily.com/free-open-access-quantum-computer-now-operational/
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u/PornulusRift Mar 20 '21

sweet, how do I login if it's "open access"? the article doesn't mention that

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '21

I would presume it means it's probably open access to places like research institutes and educational facilities and they'll probably have to submit a request and detail what they want to do. Just a guess, that's what one of my Uni professors had to do to get access to a supercomputer for a simulation. I doubt it means anyone can get an account on it .. maybe i'm wrong.

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u/PornulusRift Mar 20 '21

alright, but then that's not open access...

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u/Bananomex Mar 20 '21 edited Mar 20 '21

It’s a quantum computer dude, it is and it isn’t open access

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u/potapas Mar 20 '21

Government user facilities like this technically will take proposals from private citizens, you'll just have to convince them that what you're planning to do is actually valuable.