In order to better understand what it is designed to do, let’s define some specific quantum mechanical terms that relate to its operation. Once we simplify the complex language, we can garner a basic understanding of what this machine is intended to do, and also what it may be doing unintentionally.
“Adiabatic” is defined as “occurring without loss or gain of heat”. The D-Wave computer requires a special cooling mechanism to allow quantum effects to take place in the processor.
This cooling mechanism is called a pulse tube dilution refrigerator. This device cools the ambient air temperature around the processor to near absolute zero (-459 degrees Fahrenheit, or for scale, about 180 times colder than interstellar space).
The actual quantum system has virtually no energy loss, and requires less electrical power than a traditional “super-computer” by a magnitude of about on thousand times. The cooling system is a necessary part in order for quantum effects to function, in particular, an effect called “superposition”.
“Superposition is the quantum property that allows matter to extist in multiple states simultaneously. In this case, it allows the “qubit” (short for quantum bit, a quantum computer’s counterpart to a traditional computer bit) to function as both a 1 and a 0 (zero) at the same time interchangeably, where by comparison, in a classical computer, a bit can only be a 1 or a 0 (zero) and can never change to the other.
This allows for unparalleled computational speed. The quantum computer uses a process called combinatorial optimization to solve problems. This method calculates all possible solutions to a multifaceted problem simultaneously, and picks the optimal (best) solution to the problem.
Quantum computers can use this process to arrive at an answer to a problem much more quickly than a classical computer, in some cases up to 3600 times faster.
Quantum computing uses a function called “quantum annealing” to perform this combinatorial optimization. Quantum annealing can be simply described as an algorith used to find the lowest energy state of a system. This relates to an optimal solution for a mathematical problem.
Quantum annealing can be combined with another concept called “quantum tunneling” to achieve results not obtainable by classical computers.
Quantum tunneling takes advantage of a quantum particle’s ability to act like a wave, and thus be able to pass through barriers that would normally stop a particle in its tracks. This makes for a much faster solution to a problem. This also denotes some very “spooky” physics taking place.
Another concept that requires our attention is called “quantum entanglement”. Quantum entanglement can be described as a physical phenomenon that occurs when groups of particles act in a way in which they can not be described independently of the others.
They mirror each other’s properties and function as a ststem, even at great distances from each other. They function more like a wave than a particle, even when seperated.
They also function simultaneously regardless of distance, creating an interesting paradox in thought. This denotes no time seperation between these particles which leads to some interesting theoretical concepts.
Quantum computers are changing our reality in ways that may seem incomprehensible. To better understand what is expected from these machines, let’s look at what the experts are saying about them.
“In a quantum computer, that device (a qubit) can be in a strange situation where these two parallel universes have a nexus, a point in space where they overlap, and when you increase the number of these qubits, you double the number of these parallel universes that you have access to, unitl such time when you get to a chip like this (D-Wave’s 512 qubit Vesuvius chip), which is about five-hundred of these bits, you have something like two to the five-hundreth power of these guys living in that chip. So, the way I think about it is, that the shadows of these parallel worlds overlap with ours, and if we’re smart enough, we can dive into them, and grab their resources and pull them back into ours, to make an effect in our world…” – Geordie Rose, foiunder and CTO of D-Wave – Idea city tech conference June 20, 2013
“By 2028, intelligent machines will exist that can do anything humans can do; quantum computers will have played a critical role in the creation of this new type of intelligence.” – Geordie Rose – Idea City 2013
“It feels like an altar to an alien god…” – Geordie Rose describing being in the proximity of the D-Wave Adiabatic Quantum computer – Idea City 2013.”
It can be inferred from the statements of Geordie Rose and David Deutsch that these machines can access parallel universes.
It is entirely possible that these machines are indeed affecting our reality in peculiar ways… It is also a forgone conclusion that quantum computers will play a major role in the advent of artificial intelligence“. (Wayne Mcroy, “The Alchemical Tech Revolution” p. 46-51).”
On an interesting side note, for long time readers and those savvy in esoteric symbolism, its curious that the “altar of an alien god” referenced by Rose is a black cube, which is one of the prime symbols of Saturn. As we have previously noted in one of our previous articles, Saturn is the equivalent of Set/Baal Hammon/Kronus/Satan in respective religions. Hence, the presence felt by Mr. Rose may have not been an alien one, but an all to familiar one…
Adiobatic D-Wave Quantum Computer, the first commercially available quantum computer.
But I digress.
So what are these terrifyingly potent quantum computers up to? Well, they are used among other things for utilizing all the near infinite amounts of data points being data mined on all of our personal lives at every moment of our technologically immersed lives. Want an example of this? Ever heard of the Sentinent World Simulation by Purdue University? Here is from the experiment proposal explaining their stated goal:
“Modeling and simulation quickly becomes out of sync with new events, the emergence of new forces, and newly proposed theories. The goal of the Sentinent World Simulation (SWS) is to build a synthetic mirror of the real world with an automated continuous calibration with respect to current real-world information, such as major events, opinion polls, demographic statistics, economic reports, and shifts in trends. The ability of a synthetic model of the real world to sense, adapt, and react to real events distinguishes SWS from the traditional approach of constructing a simulation to illustrate a phenomena. Behaviors emerge in the SWS mirror world and are observed much as they are observed in the real world. Basing synthetic world in theory in a manner that is unbiased to specific outcomes offers a unique environment in which to develop, test and prove new perspectives.
SWS consists of components capable of capturing new events as they occur anywhere in the world, focus on any local area of the synthetic world offers sufficient detail. In other words, the set of models that make up the synthetic environment encompass the behavior of individuals, organizations, institutions, infrastructures and geographies while simultaneously capturing the trends emerging from the interaction among entities as well as between entities and the environment. The multi-granularity detail provides a means for inserting new models of any temporal and spatial scales, or for incorporating user-supplied data at any level of granularity. Therefore, SWS can be continuously enriched and refined as new information becomes available.”
The idea behind why this will be useful is the philosophical concept of the “wisdom of the crowd“, which is “the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than that of a single expert.” To quote wiki on the famous Plymouth experiment used to illustrate the concept:
“The classic wisdom-of-the-crowds finding involves point estimation of a continuous quantity. At a 1906 country fair in Plymouth, 800 people participated in a contest to estimate the weight of a slaughtered and dressed ox. Statistician Francis Galton observed that the median guess, 1207 pounds, was accurate within 1% of the true weight of 1198 pounds.[6] This has contributed to the insight in cognitive science that a crowd’s individual judgments can be modeled as a probability distribution of responses with the median centered near the true value of the quantity to be estimated“
Let that sink-in and realize that this concept is one of the fundamental guiding principles in developing these AI systems and predictive modelling. Now, ponder the fact that the above mentioned example was just 800 data points of people on one topic. Now multiple that by the near infinite data points on an almost infinite amount of topics from the individuals to world level that is being gathered at every moment. Then realize that this project to collect that and use it to project future behaviors from an individual to global scale got funded and given a quantum computer. Here is from an article by a consult that explains the implications of AI on businesses for CEO’s:
“Amidst all of the publicity surrounding the leaks, journalist Christopher Ketcham (who previously won acclaim by covering the tragic events on 9/11) released a relevant new article discussing the secretive exploits of a governmental unit which gathers boundless amounts of information on Americans. Ketcham details programs by the government designed to fight crime by predicting criminal behavior before it is committed and to predict behavioral responses to propaganda and government-inflicted terror.
A snapshot of Ketcham’s article, highlighting some of the alleged data points taken into account in the NSA’s surveillance efforts.
Both programs rely on keeping tabs on citizens and gathering data by tracking phone calls, credit card receipts, social networks, GPS tracks, Internet searches, Amazon purchases and E-Z pass records.
The program based out of Purdue University’s Synthetic Environment for Analysis and Simulation Laboratory is titled Sentient World Simulation (SWS). This 9-page PDF released by Purdue itself describes the project in adequate detail.
The simulator has taken the spying that Snowden publicized, one step further. The program has amassed databases so profound they can now look so deep into a person’s life they can predict their thoughts and future actions with relative certainty. Although this system is incredibly intrusive and raises many moral concerns, it provides valuable insight into questions which could be extremely beneficial. It’s unclear as to weather all the private-sector efforts towards transparency (including some noteworthy AI projects at Microsoft) will have any effect on the direction and intensity of public-sector surveillance.“
Minority report anyone?
“By gathering enough intelligence SWS is capable of producing realistic simulations of various different scenarios such as natural disasters, foreign and domestic attacks, resource shortages, and hazardous economic trends. The program, once finished will utilize the information from its colossal database to create these hypothetical situations, predict possible outcomes, and test the effectiveness of various responses. Researchers hope the system will be able to provide effective answers to complex questions which baffle the most skilled thinkers and will create more efficient methods of responding to catastrophes.
Even with the tremendous advantages SWS will offer, we must be wary that the NSA – a government program which is top-secret and has access to an abundance of private information – does not abuse its authority and violate privacy acts with extracurricular motives. The program must be scrupulously overlooked so that it does lead other government programs and companies to believe that it is acceptable to disregard moral and ethical code in replacement for efficiency.”
Its a foregone conclusion that this will be used for nefarious means. Any pretense of “helping out” when natural disasters occurs is a farce that anyone with half a brain can see through. Also, the huge implications of “knowing” the future most likely future, together with a near total information control on the past and present is 1984 on steroids:
Oh boy, you could not imagine in your wildest dreams what we have now.
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