Quantum computing is coming
From FAQQ
- NISQ Era devices are on the horizon[NISQ 1].
- Quantum computing is finally on the verge of becoming commercially useful[COMM 1].
- Quantum Computing is developing at a steady pace.
- It presents revolutionary opportunities for AI, chemistry, materials science, finance, and more.
- The USA, China, EU, and other nation states are investing heavily into quantum computing.
- Tech giants such as Google, IBM, Intel, Rigetti, and Microsoft are already competing for market share.
- Not all research is public.
As a byproduct of this global technological arms race, quantum computers powerful enough to break modern cryptography are expected to exist within 10-20 years, if not sooner.
- ↑ Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond, John Preskill, July 2018, Institute for Quantum Information and Matter and Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.
- ↑ Commercialization
- In January 2019, IBM presented it’s first commercial quantum computer. It’s not an exiting step if we’re looking at the technical aspects of this particular quantum computer.
- In December 2018, a month earlier IonQ broke the record for number of Qubits: they announced a 79 qubits quantum computer.