论文标题
使用量子计算的程序生成
Procedural generation using quantum computation
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论文摘要
量子计算是一种新兴技术，有望成为许多领域的强大工具。尽管在证明量子优势的重大优势之前，一些几年可能仍然存在，但该技术的发展导致了一系列宝贵的资源。其中包括公开可用的原型量子硬件，用于小型量子程序的高级模拟器和用于测试和开发量子软件的编程框架。在这篇挑衅论文中，我们试图证明这些资源足以在程序生成领域提供第一个有用的结果。这是通过引入原理证明方法来完成的：模糊过程的量子泛化，其中使用量子干扰来提供独特的效果。通过此，我们希望表明，在技术生成有用之前，不需要进一步的发展。相反，现在可以对这项新技术进行富有成果的实验。
Quantum computation is an emerging technology that promises to be a powerful tool in many areas. Though some years likely still remain until significant quantum advantage is demonstrated, the development of the technology has led to a range of valuable resources. These include publicly available prototype quantum hardware, advanced simulators for small quantum programs and programming frameworks to test and develop quantum software. In this provocation paper we seek to demonstrate that these resources are sufficient to provide the first useful results in the field of procedural generation. This is done by introducing a proof-of-principle method: a quantum generalization of a blurring process, in which quantum interference is used to provide a unique effect. Through this we hope to show that further developments in the technology are not required before it becomes useful for procedural generation. Rather, fruitful experimentation with this new technology can begin now.
