The term ‘quantum supremacy’ to refer to the moment where quantum computers outperform classical machines, is a racist and colonialist term, scientists have argued, sparking a heated row in academia.
In the latest edition of the journal Nature, a group of 16 scientists, including academics from Cambridge, Oxford and Bristol Universities, said the term ‘supremacy’ risked increasing divisions of race, class and gender.
The Telegraph
5 comments:
“”liberal politics can go off the rails,”
It’s IDENTITY politics not Liberal politics...
I changed it, because it's more technically correct.
“I changed it, because it's more technically correct.”
Well then that certainly disqualifies you for an Art Degree.... :p
Please also note that we're not allowed to use the word "Eskimo" any longer:
https://summit.news/2019/12/16/canada-two-men-fired-after-using-the-word-eskimo-in-a-private-conversation/?fbclid=IwAR1RphtnHDVQokXKWu_ZqiXDcvD7eVG1jih-N_-oMxdwYaaXCgYmUecrixc
In fact probably best to stop using words at all. Nobody say or write anything from now onwards.
Newfies shouldn't be drinking and talking at the same time.
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