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: an employer's demand for accelerated output without increased pay
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I'd like to see some speedup in the selection process.
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In theory, quantum algorithms could enable exponential speedup for certain linear algebra problems that underpin AI, from kernel methods to optimization.
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Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
This would really show that there is a genuine, exponential speedup between quantum and classical here.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Unstructured Data Problems: Quantum algorithms like Grover’s deliver polynomial speedups in optimization and unstructured data problems.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Some of these speedups are exponential in scale, as demonstrated by the examples above; others are less dramatic but still amount to a significant gain over classical computers.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
This would really show that there is a genuine, exponential speedup between quantum and classical here.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Unstructured Data Problems: Quantum algorithms like Grover’s deliver polynomial speedups in optimization and unstructured data problems.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Some of these speedups are exponential in scale, as demonstrated by the examples above; others are less dramatic but still amount to a significant gain over classical computers.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Speedup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedup. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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