Quantum computing promises breakthroughs in industries from pharmaceuticals to cybersecurity and from artificial intelligence to aerospace — but governments worldwide may need to prepare first for the technology to slow down their national economies before they benefit, according to a paper published in Nature, the scientific journal.
Quantum computing could result in a $310 billion annual hit to gross domestic product in the United States alone because of productivity losses associated with the “steep learning curve” that industries face in adapting to the technology, researchers warn.
Unlike digital computers, which process binary “bits” of information arranged in either 0s and 1s, quantum computers use “qubits”, which can represent many states at once and can be combined or “entangled”, thereby vastly speeding up calculations. Analysts estimate
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