Quantum Computers Inch Towards Business Uses This Decade
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Quantum computers use different information science and are better at certain math problems like simulation and optimization. They may have business uses this decade in areas like materials science and machine learning.
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IBM recently introduced its first modular quantum computer that links multiple processors, advancing the technology. But quantum computers still face limitations in problem size and quality.
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Potential early use cases are in simulating nature and chemistry, complex data analysis, and optimization problems like logistics. Financial services and healthcare are interested.
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Challenges remain in scaling up the technology and bringing down costs. Cloud delivery makes sense in the next few years rather than enterprise data centers.
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The intersection with AI is complex. Quantum may help with some machine learning but likely not advanced generative AI. Research is still exploring if quantum can aid neural networks.