FUTURE FLASH: THE QUANTUM-AI REVOLUTION

The speaker discusses the transformative potential of quantum computing and its interaction with the ongoing AI revolution. Conventional computing has profoundly impacted the world, but AI's ambition faces limitations in data and power consumption. Quantum computing promises mastery over chemistry, physics, materials, and mathematics, revolutionizing industries like pharmaceuticals. The speaker highlights the limitations of simulating drug molecules with conventional computers, contrasting it with quantum computing's capabilities. AI and quantum computing are synergistic technologies; AI generates approximate answers from data, while quantum computers perform exact calculations. Quantum computing is already leading to advanced photonic technologies for conventional computers. The speaker believes extreme value creation lies at the limits of technology and science, a trend accelerating with quantum computing. Utility-scale quantum systems will vastly exceed current capabilities in energy, finance, and healthcare. The speaker envisions a future where pre-quantum computing tools seem primitive.