A quantum computer is a computer that thinks and computes in the way nature computes.

And the reason it does that is it uses nature.

I really think and hope and pray that we as a society cannot make the same mistakes we made with classical computing.

It is not just a new technology actually, this is an industrial revolution and we're living through it and we should accept and acknowledge that.

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Hello and welcome to the UKTN podcast, a weekly chat with the founders of some of the UK's high-growth

tech companies and other key stakeholders. In this series, we'll be exploring what entrepreneurship

looks like in the UK right now, as well as getting tips from some of our most innovative

business leaders and discussing the hot topics in the tech world. I'm your host, Jane Wakefield,

and I'm joined today by Ilius Kahn.

Ilias founded Cambridge Quantum Computing, which merged with Honeywell Quantum Solutions to form

Quantinium, where he currently serves as chief product officer. Welcome, Ilius.

Hi, thank you. It's nice to be here. First of all, Ilias, describe what Continium does.

So Continium is a full-stack integrated quantum computing company. It also happens to be the largest

quantum computing company in the world. And the activities therefore mean that we have everything

from the control systems and the fabrication of the chips

all the way through to the quantum processor. We are involved in all aspects of what might

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