Rigetti: Quantum systems require sophisticated classical computers wrapped around them
Chad Rigetti · a16z Podcast | Quantum Computing, Now and Next · Jan 2, 2019 · at 13:44
Chad Rigetti, founder of Rigetti Computing, explains the hybrid architecture required to make practical use of quantum processors.
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“And part of what that implies is that you need to build a very sophisticated Classical computer around the quantum computer to both leverage its resources and to offload anything from that quantum computer that can be offloaded so that the quantum computer is doing the things that only it can do.”
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