00:00The race for dominance in quantum computing has just heated up.
00:03For viewers who are not quite familiar with this technology, what exactly is quantum computing?
00:08We use the digital computer to analyze the universe in a digital way.
00:14However, quantum computing is a very different philosophy and methodology.
00:19They actually are not designed by digital, one and zero.
00:25They actually have a very unique property we call the superposition.
00:30We usually use a sphere to describe this situation.
00:35The digital computer only can describe the North and the South Pole, one and zero.
00:40However, the combination of the one and the zero all together is the whole sphere, the surface of the whole
00:48sphere.
00:48So they can cover more spectrum and solve the problem in a totally different way.
00:54Why are both the U.S. and China now making quantum computing a national priority?
00:59And how does this affect the broader technology competition?
01:03Actually, the quantum computer will not replace the digital computer because actually they are in a complemental way.
01:11So the future data center, actually, the quantum computer and the supercomputer definitely will be fused together to solve all
01:20problems.
01:20And right now, AI use the digital computer more.
01:26So we say the current stage is AI for quantum because we use AI to help the quantum to accelerate
01:36to their development.
01:38But when the quantum computer become more mature, what people really now expect, probably after 2030 or 35, they will
01:47become quantum for AI.
01:49Use the quantum to help AI to do a lot of things, which we cannot do right now, including material
01:55design, drug design, and also the finance problem.
02:00How is Taiwan also developing its own quantum computing power?
02:03And where does it measure up in comparison to the U.S. and China?
02:06So the National Science Council actually started up the National Quantum Research Project actually only five years ago.
02:16But however, if you see when the world started to do the quantum computer, 2021, the whole world is celebrating
02:2640 years anniversary of quantum computer research.
02:31And in 2021, we just started a national program.
02:36So in certain way, we need a lot of, you know, investment in future to catch up the lag.
02:42But since we have the very good semiconductor, you know, foundation, so in certain way, if we work harder, we
02:52should be able to catch up fast.
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