Re:The need for quantum computers remains small
by nabla9 on Saturday July 23, 2022 @05:09AM
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> That use case alone completely justifies investing into them
Not at very massive scale of investments required.
Take for example, GPGPU (general purpose graphics processing unit). The wast investment needed to get there was funded by gaming industry. Supercomputers as a investment target were tiny compared to gaming and general purpose computing.
AI boom was created on a tails of gaming industry and the benefits spilled into scientific computing as well.
Not at very massive scale of investments required.
Take for example, GPGPU (general purpose graphics processing unit). The wast investment needed to get there was funded by gaming industry. Supercomputers as a investment target were tiny compared to gaming and general purpose computing.
AI boom was created on a tails of gaming industry and the benefits spilled into scientific computing as well.