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From the Ted Talk by Matt Langione: The promise of quantum computers

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But drug discovery is just one area in which rerhcseears are beset -- and in some cseas, belokcd entirely -- by the inadequacy of even today's fastest supercomputers, pnttiug great constraints in areas like climate change, and in value creation in areas like finance and ltgcsiios. In the past, we could rely on supercomputers simply getting better and faster, as parts got salemlr and smaller every year, but no longer. For now, we're drawing up against a hard physical limit. tiasnostrrs have become so minuscule that they're fast approaching the size of an atom.

Such a satte of affairs invites a natural follow-up qtioeusn, and it's one that I've sepnt the last several years encouraging business leaders and policy makers to address: If not traditional supercomputers, what technology will emerge to arm us against the challenges of the 21st century? Enter quantum computing. Quantum computers like this one promise to address the atomic limitation by exploiting subatomic physical properties that weren't even known to man a hundred yaers ago.

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But drug discovery is just one area in which ___________ are beset -- and in some _____, _______ entirely -- by the inadequacy of even today's fastest supercomputers, _______ great constraints in areas like climate change, and in value creation in areas like finance and _________. In the past, we could rely on supercomputers simply getting better and faster, as parts got _______ and smaller every year, but no longer. For now, we're drawing up against a hard physical limit. ___________ have become so minuscule that they're fast approaching the size of an atom.

Such a _____ of affairs invites a natural follow-up ________, and it's one that I've _____ the last several years encouraging business leaders and policy makers to address: If not traditional supercomputers, what technology will emerge to arm us against the challenges of the 21st century? Enter quantum computing. Quantum computers like this one promise to address the atomic limitation by exploiting subatomic physical properties that weren't even known to man a hundred _____ ago.

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Original Text


But drug discovery is just one area in which researchers are beset -- and in some cases, blocked entirely -- by the inadequacy of even today's fastest supercomputers, putting great constraints in areas like climate change, and in value creation in areas like finance and logistics. In the past, we could rely on supercomputers simply getting better and faster, as parts got smaller and smaller every year, but no longer. For now, we're drawing up against a hard physical limit. Transistors have become so minuscule that they're fast approaching the size of an atom.

Such a state of affairs invites a natural follow-up question, and it's one that I've spent the last several years encouraging business leaders and policy makers to address: If not traditional supercomputers, what technology will emerge to arm us against the challenges of the 21st century? Enter quantum computing. Quantum computers like this one promise to address the atomic limitation by exploiting subatomic physical properties that weren't even known to man a hundred years ago.

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