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Quantum Hype Scorecard (aka the Hyper Qard)

A simple scoring card for measuring the amount of hype in a quantum computing press release. Inspired by John Baez's Crackpot Index. If you have more criteria, submit a pull request!

  • 1 point for every use of the word "breakthrough".

  • 1 point for every use of the word "transformative".

  • 1 point for every use of the word "tomorrow".

  • 1 point for every "unprecedented" result.

  • 1 point for the first industry revolutionized, 3 points for the next five industries revolutionized, and 10 points revolutionizing any further industries.

  • 1 point for every usage of the letter "q" instead of "c" - like in a business name or product.

  • 1 point for every additional tech buzzword tacked on, like "blockchain" or "5g".

  • 1 point for every accompanying picture which is just blue and swishy.

  • 1 point for every accompanying graphic of the Rutherford model of the atom (⚛)

  • 2 point for every seamless transition from "could transform quantum computing" to "will transform quantum computing".

  • 5 points for each reference to quantum computer's power arising from "trying all solutions in parallel". -3 points if you realize that means there are some universes where you do not solve the problem.

  • 5 points for mistaking quantum correlations for classical shared randomness.

  • 5 points for every claim of a breakthrough in solving a business problem in a quantum experiment, when that problem can be solved by a classical computer today faster, cheaper, and/or more robustly. 5 more points if you can do this by just simulating the quantum computer on your laptop. 2 more points if that simulation can be done with an established library, like Cirq.

  • 5 points for benchmarking against an inefficient classical algorithm.

  • 5 points for entanglement being used for instantaneous faster than light communication.

  • 5 points for every technology advance that really needs to be postfixed by "in this particular unrealistic experimental setup on that particular day" and does not say so.

  • 5 points for seamlessly transferring from un-error-corrected quantum algorithms to error-corrected quantum algorithms without saying the words "error correction" or "fault-tolerant".

  • 5 points for using Grover to search a database.

  • 5 points for every new metric designed to make you look better. 5 more points if that number is a just a renaming of a previous metric.

  • 10 points for claims of benchmark metric values without experimental demonstration.

  • 10 points for solving NP-complete problems in polynomial time.

  • 10 points for claiming quantum advantage without any proof.

  • 10 points for a claim of advantage without a red team or any independent verification.

  • 10 points for claiming quantum computers are key to artificial general intelligence without any backing for this claim.

  • 10 points for claiming quantum computers are key to solving humanity's most difficult problems, from climate change to aging, without any backing for these claims.

  • 15 points for solving PSPACE-complete problems in polynomial time.

  • 20 points for solving uncomputable problems in polynomial time.