Iran's 'quantum processor' turned out to be a $600 dev board
I'm a big defender of writing about technological innovation on the PC Gamer site. I know you love a bit of science, and I'm always desperate to break new discoveries so my fellow PC gamers can be excited about humanity's evolution. So, of course I was raring to go when the Imam Khomeini University of Marine Sciences and Technologies (RA) unveiled the so-called «first product of the quantum processing algorithm.»
But it wasn't long before that claim came crumbling down.
In the presence of Iran's Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Coordinating Deputy of the Islamic Republic’s Army (and former Commander of the Navy), the university showed off an impressive looking «Quantum Processor». The board in question is only a few inches each side, with a gorgeous radial circuitry pattern, though one that looked a little too rudimentary to feature any kind of quantum processing power on its own.
If your gut told you the same thing, you'd have been right. Not long after the announcement was made, former US Department of State advisor on Iran Gabriel Noronha discovered that this «Quantum processor» is actually a widely available development board.
«You too can get this 'quantum processor' for the low price of $589 on Amazon», he explains. He even adds a screenshot of the Amazon page, in case anyone feels the need to acquire one for themselves.
Last week, Iranian Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced Iran had built a breakthrough quantum processor that can detect surface vessels using quantum algorithms.You too can get this «quantum processor» for the low price of $589 on Amazon! pic.twitter.com/1WOAM8MTReJune 8, 2023
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