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The excitement surrounding quantum computing isn't new. Researchers have made similar claims since the late 1990s, continually promising breakthroughs that are always just “around the corner.” Many critics now argue that this creates a hype cycle whereby optimism overshadows practical outcomes.
Interestingly, while companies claim they are on the verge of a quantum revolution, their actual output often falls short of expectations. For example, Google's claim of achieving "quantum supremacy"—the ability for a quantum computer to perform a task supposedly impossible for classical machines—was quickly rebutted by IBM, igniting a debate over what constitutes a meaningful achievement in quantum capabilities.