Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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As we continue to research quantum computing, quantum advantage – the supposed advantage that quantum computers theoretically have over regular computers – continues to dry up. Today we’re covering how more quantum computing use cases are disappearing, and an unexpected problem with quantum computing in general.

Paper 1: arxiv.org/abs/2601.04621
Paper 2: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-9565/add61d

Olivier Ezratty's Slides: oezratty.net/Files/Conferences/Olivier%20Ezratty%20Q2B%20SV%20FTQC%20Energetics%20Dec2025.pdf

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