QUANTUM COMPUTING ….A HOAX OR REALITY ??
“If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.”
I think we can all agree that technology is essential. Unless, of course, you live on a deserted island! All silliness aside, embracing technology isn’t always easy. Many of us bark up the wrong tree and get blown off….So why not for a change we first see what’s the technology and then go for it? Well, instead of beating around the bush, I would like to introduce my today’s topic for this blog and it is …..”QUANTUM COMPUTING”.
Quantum computing is not just another technology hype. Quantum computing leverages decades of the body of knowledge in quantum physics and quantum mechanics. We have already been through the Artificial Intelligence era…we used AI to achieve big goals such as self-driving cars, space exploration, financial improvement and lot many.
Once AI becomes freestanding technology, it becomes tough to control it’s adverse effects on humanity. AI becomes exceptionally super AI once it grooms itself with quantum computing. The most significant contribution of quantum computing to AI could be identifying all possible decisions in a single process rather than a trial of many choices.
Despite all, the progress of AI is exponential. The current computer technologies are binary. Therefore, we cannot solve big problems with the capacity and capability of traditional computing models. For example, even supercomputers cannot solve significant issues such as creating life-saving drugs.
To understand more in depth we actually differentiate things among them, let me briefly introduce the distinguishing factors of quantum computing.
♣ In traditional computing, we have two options in a binary format similar to just black and white, quantum computing offers a range between these two using an object to represent, called as “qubit”. So, a qubit can be zero and one at the same time.
♣ A quantum computer’s power grows exponentially in relation to the number of qubits linked together. This differs from a conventional computer, which sees its power increase in direct proportion to the number of transistors. This is one reason why quantum computers could eventually handle some types of calculations much better than classical computers.
Though quantum computers could drastically outperform classical computers at some tasks such as optimizing delivery routes or simulating a chemical reaction — they are difficult to build and there are lots of types of calculation where they aren’t expected to offer many advantages just as most everyday processing will likely be better handled by conventional computers even when powerful quantum computers begin to emerge.
My key point to highlight is Quantum computing, at this stage, appears to be the only powerful and innovative technology that gives us hope for going above and beyond for the aspirations of humanity.
Thank you for reading my views on quantum computing 😊
