It is easy enough to think of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies as modern concepts, as futuristic as they sound and as far-reaching their impact has the potential to be.
With AI already capable of everything from identifying patients at risk of a stroke to pricing loans issued by financial institutions, it certainly feels as though its potential is being realised in front of our eyes – but its futuristic aspect of self-aware machines remains out of reach.
Quantum computing may seem more elusive, but it is much closer than one might think. Google published a paper in scientific journal Nature that illustrated how its quantum processor, Sycamore, achieved quantum…
