DILDOS_UNITED t1_ivt4jm9 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 12:37 PM

Reply to comment by braveyetti117 in IBM unveils its 433 qubit Osprey quantum computer by vom2r750

Indeed we don’t. But based on the continuing exponential growth of humanity’s technological advancement it’s reasonable to assume that we’ll have some interesting use cases for mobile quantum computing two decades from now.

In the past 2 decades we went from basic Nokia to 5G LiDAR ARM smartphones.

braveyetti117 t1_ivt6621 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 12:52 PM

But as per our current trend, we are moving towards a centralized (cloud) focused computing model. It would be logical to assume that any tasks that a normal person would do, that requires quantum computing, would be done in a centralized data centre with the input and the then the output being transmitted to a traditional computing interface that the person has access to

DILDOS_UNITED t1_ivu1p5d wrote on November 10, 2022 at 4:42 PM

You want a use case for mobile quantum computing power? Here:

One problem quantum computing presents is that its computing potential overrules all current encryption mechanisms right? If your beautiful centralised computing solution can easily decrypt any data stream encrypted by conventional means then you’ll probably need an equally advanced solution to encrypt your data.

Another: a mobile running a 20-year-in-the-future graphics/physics game engine to simulate an AR reality over 10G internet together with 40.000 other players using the 20 different cameras in your phone that observe x-rays throughout microwaves while streaming to your 4D headset.

I’m certain there are mathmaticians and IT scientists out there who can elaborate on why this is/isn’t a bs use case. My point is that if I can come up with a potential use case in seconds while I’m cooking diner, then it’s plain dumb to assume that TONS of people won’t come up with actual use cases in the coming 20 years.

phriot t1_ivudep9 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 5:57 PM

There is something of a trend of a pendulum swinging between centralization and decentralization in computing.

Mainframes where you had to physically sit at and perform batch processing eventually had time-sharing capability added via remote terminals. Centralization came back when we got PCs, which then gave way to having data available on the internet. Our phones became computers, and then fast mobile data connections let us shift applications and processing into the cloud.

If it's physically possible to have a quantum computer at home, or in our pocket, we probably will. If I had to guess based on how we do things today, I'd say that those quantum processing capabilities will probably be used for co-processing for very specific applications. Maybe quantum cryptography? And anything more general, or requiring a large amount of qubits, will be available via the cloud.