Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_zuxy0d in technology
danielravennest t1_j1qusz1 wrote
Reply to comment by Extension_Bat_4945 in An IBM Quantum Computer Will Soon Pass the 1,000-Qubit Mark by giuliomagnifico
Quantum computers have the potential to solve certain kinds of problems faster than regular computers. IBM is a computer company, so they are investing in quantum computer research. Sometimes research doesn't pay off, but you never make progress unless you try.
Extension_Bat_4945 t1_j1rgsml wrote
I get that, but normally companies mostly invest in technology/research that will profit in the future. And I’m sceptical quantum computing can return the investment, as I don’t see a business model yet and the investment has been huge.
maqp2 t1_j1tlzza wrote
One extremely useful purpose is protein folding which is what IBM (that the article is about) is also doing: https://protein-folding-demo.mybluemix.net/
the tl;dr is it will result in much faster faster medicine/vaccine development.
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