Hello Hello. This is Smart Talks with IBM, a podcast from Pushkin Industries,

High Heart Media, and IBM about what it means to look at today's most

challenging problems in a new way.

I'm Malcolm Gladwell. In this episode, I'll be discussing the capabilities of quantum computing with Dr.

Dario Gill. Dr. Gill is the Senior Vice President and director of IBM research.

He's also recognized globally as one of the brightest minds in the quantum computing industry.

But what we know is that it's theoretically sound and possible

and that we are making very significant progress towards achieving their goal.

And that's why this is a quest of doing something that has never been done before, but it is definitely possible.

Earlier this year at the Wall Street Journal's virtual CIO network summit,

Dr Gill proclaimed that the next 10 years will be the decade in which quantum really comes of age.

So what is quantum computing and how will it transform over the next decade?

And in what ways will quantum computers change the way

we interact with technology? Let's dive in. A real pleasure. Thanks for joining us, Dr. Gil. It's a real pleasure.

Thank you for having me, Malcolm.

It's a pleasure to be with you.

I wanted to start by telling us a little bit about yourself.

You did your graduate work at MIT.

What did you study there? I studied nanotechnology at MIT. I joined the

nanostructures laboratory. It was in the Department of Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science,

and their Professor Hank Smith,

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