Faisal Islam

We've just arrived in Santa Barbara, a couple of hours away from Los Angeles, and we're about to visit one of the most important technological developments in the world right now, which is the quantum lab of Google.

So we're going to go in and actually have a look at one of the world's first functioning, most advanced quantum computers.

Thanks for showing us around this facility.

I assume it's restricted.

Thanks for letting us in, actually.

Please come in.

Okay, so we're coming into a restricted area now, and we're starting to see the real deal, the actual conversion of this high theoretical physics into an actual computer.

The exponential power of quantum is what you're trying to harness with this chip we're holding here.

So there's a special feature of this process, which it happens at extremely low temperatures.

And Julian wants to show us just how low that temperature is with some liquid nitrogen.

And so what's the relevance of the cold to the chick?

Take us 20 years into the future.

What are we doing with quantum computers in 2045?

20 years into the future, what are we doing with quantum computers in 2045?

Ja nämä ovat asioita, jotka programmoivat ja manipuloivat kipun. Pidäkäämme 20 vuotta tulevaisuudessa. Mitä teemme kvantumikomputereiden kanssa? Luulen, että käytämme kvantumikomputereita helpommin moniin ongelmiin, joita ihmiskuntamme on. Ne voivat auttaa meitä löytämään rauhoja paremmin. Ne voivat auttaa meitä tekemään ruokakäyttöä paremmin. Ne voivat auttaa meitä energiakäyttöön.

Faisal Islam.

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