Science

Introduction In the hype around quantum computing, it’s hard to separate genuine opportunity from science fiction. As someone who’s been tracking this space, I’ve noticed a clear pattern: industries fall into one of three camps – the overly excited (often without understanding the technical details), the dismissive skeptics (“call me when it works”), or the genuinely confused. What I feel is missing is a straightforward way to think about how quantum computing might actually affect specific industries without getting lost in complex physics or marketing buzz....

Image courtesy of Peter Myers Intro When I was invited to attend my PhD supervisor’s 60th birthday symposium, it struck me as a rare opportunity to pause and look back on a journey that has, until now, been relentlessly forward-looking. This reflection, prompted by the task of presenting scientific work conducted since leaving my Matt’s group, revealed insights that I want to share here, if only so I can come back and see what it is I have inevitably forgotten....

Introduction As technology continues to advance, it has become easier for people to create fake blogs and pass them off as legitimate sources of information. One tool that is being used to create these fake blogs is chatgpt, a machine learning algorithm that can generate text in a conversational style. While chatgpt has many legitimate uses, it is also being used to create fake blogs that are designed to manipulate readers and spread false information....