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One stated that the CEO's comments are \"complete bullshit\" and may be relevant \"in 50 years.\" A second called them \"completely outrageous,\" \"totally absurd,\" and stated that \"there's just no way\" they're plausible in the next 10 years, stating that the computers require a Ph.D. technician 24/7. 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There's just no way... that's completely outrageous, at least in the current state. That to me, that seems totally absurd; just hearing it, it seems absurd to me.\" — Ex-IonQ employee, member of technical staff; \"Yeah, that's complete bullshit... It's a very silly idea to me at the moment. Maybe in 50 years, if quantum computers work really well and everyone has an application for it that they can use, then it would make sense.\" — Ex-IonQ employee, physicist; \"[Chuckles] This is bottom-line ridiculous.\" — Ex-IonQ senior technical employee; \"They're nowhere near that. It's just baloney. 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