The Road to Quantum Computing is a Marathon, not a Sprint
November 25, 2024
In the current hype about quantum computers, people tend to forget that the technology is still a long way from everyday, practical use. What questions are still open? And why is it nevertheless important to get to grips with the subject now?
It sounds almost too good to be true: You boot up a quantum computer, feed it lots of data and tasks - and just a few moments later, the high-tech mastermind spits out results for which even today's high-performance computers often still need hours, days or even weeks of computing time. There's hardly a newspaper or news portal these days that isn't reporting on the wondrous promise of quantum computing. The use of the technology seems to be the next big thing, there is talk of a real revolution, the German government is promising billions in funding, and the financial press likes to hype about a "mega opportunity for investors."
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