A quantum leap for computers
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4.5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
The current star in technology is, of course, artificial intelligence. But quantum computing is also making gains. It could help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems by, for instance, accelerating drug development or innovating solutions to the climate crisis. We’ll learn more about recent advances and outlook for the tech. Also: a look back at some the top global economic stories from the year.
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| 0:28.1 | A Quantum Leap for Computers. |
| 0:32.1 | From Marketplace, I'm Sabri Beneshaw in for David Brancaccio. |
| 0:35.4 | Merry Christmas and happy first night of Hanukkah. |
| 0:38.4 | The current star in tech is artificial intelligence. But not to be forgotten is quantum computing, which is also making major gains. |
| 0:47.3 | Marketplaces Megan McCarty Carino has more. |
| 0:49.2 | Okay, it's pretty hard to explain quantum computing in a matter of seconds, but here goes. |
| 0:55.9 | Instead of bits, which are ones and zeros, a quantum computer also uses ones and zeros, but they can flip and be either a one or a zero at the same time. |
| 1:07.0 | Makes sense? Futureist Amy Webb at the Future Today Institute says that allows quantum computers to solve super complex equations that would take a regular computer, septillions of years, septillion being a number with 24 zeros. |
| 1:23.9 | It's kind of been the holy grail of the computing world. The problem is that these qubits are super, super fragile. |
| 1:30.8 | Even slight mechanical vibrations cause qubits to make errors in computations. |
| 1:36.8 | But recently, there have been advances in error correction that have brought accurate quantum computing closer to reality, |
| 1:45.8 | like a new processor unveiled by Google earlier this month. |
| 1:48.9 | Introducing our latest quantum computing chip developed to learn and evolve like the natural world |
| 1:54.9 | around us. Willow from Google Quantum AI. |
| 1:59.6 | Dan Ives, a tech industry analyst at Wedbush Securities, says the announcement has spurred a rush of |
| 2:05.0 | excitement in the markets. |
| 2:06.8 | Because I think investors have realized with AI, ultimately what could happen, and everyone's trying |
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