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[Applause] even for a few years but I’ve got to
even for a few years but I’ve got to
even for a few years but I’ve got to know him better because of my
know him better because of my
know him better because of my involvement with the foundation and I
involvement with the foundation and I
involvement with the foundation and I cannot resist the plug if you want to
cannot resist the plug if you want to
cannot resist the plug if you want to learn more about the foundation and you
learn more about the foundation and you
learn more about the foundation and you were inspired by what Stephen said and
were inspired by what Stephen said and
were inspired by what Stephen said and during that video he actually it didn’t
during that video he actually it didn’t
during that video he actually it didn’t quote the thing that he’s certainly
quote the thing that he’s certainly
quote the thing that he’s certainly become best known for as far as I’m
become best known for as far as I’m
become best known for as far as I’m concerned picking up on the theme of
concerned picking up on the theme of
concerned picking up on the theme of many of the brilliant speakers that
many of the brilliant speakers that
many of the brilliant speakers that we’ve already had you know don’t look
we’ve already had you know don’t look
we’ve already had you know don’t look down don’t look down where’s mich don’t
down don’t look down where’s mich don’t
down don’t look down where’s mich don’t look down look up at the stars you know
look down look up at the stars you know
look down look up at the stars you know what better could you have from Steven
what better could you have from Steven
what better could you have from Steven anyway my name is Ilias Khan and I’m the
anyway my name is Ilias Khan and I’m the
anyway my name is Ilias Khan and I’m the founder and the chief executive of
founder and the chief executive of
founder and the chief executive of Cambridge quantum computing and I’m the
Cambridge quantum computing and I’m the
Cambridge quantum computing and I’m the husband of my beautiful wife who’s down
husband of my beautiful wife who’s down
husband of my beautiful wife who’s down there and some of my friends are here
there and some of my friends are here
there and some of my friends are here and I have the task of talking about
and I have the task of talking about
and I have the task of talking about quantum computing now I think that it
quantum computing now I think that it
quantum computing now I think that it inspires the phrase inspires a number of
inspires the phrase inspires a number of
inspires the phrase inspires a number of different conflicting emotions and those
different conflicting emotions and those
different conflicting emotions and those emotions I think could be curiosity
emotions I think could be curiosity
emotions I think could be curiosity there might be a little bit of mystery
there might be a little bit of mystery
there might be a little bit of mystery you know the idea that quantum mechanics
you know the idea that quantum mechanics
you know the idea that quantum mechanics can manifest itself in the context of a
can manifest itself in the context of a
can manifest itself in the context of a computers a little bit disquieting the
computers a little bit disquieting the
computers a little bit disquieting the idea that AI well of course it’s not AI
idea that AI well of course it’s not AI
idea that AI well of course it’s not AI at the moment it’s just data
at the moment it’s just data
at the moment it’s just data manipulation so perhaps were on the cusp
manipulation so perhaps were on the cusp
manipulation so perhaps were on the cusp of real artificial intelligence what the
of real artificial intelligence what the
of real artificial intelligence what the hell is it and part of my mission three
hell is it and part of my mission three
hell is it and part of my mission three years ago I together with a few friends
years ago I together with a few friends
years ago I together with a few friends started what is now a business called
started what is now a business called
started what is now a business called Cambridge quantum computing of course
Cambridge quantum computing of course
Cambridge quantum computing of course but our view at the time in twenty
but our view at the time in twenty
but our view at the time in twenty fourteen was that we were looking
fourteen was that we were looking
fourteen was that we were looking forward and we thought that in ten years
forward and we thought that in ten years
forward and we thought that in ten years time so the mid-2020s there might be the
time so the mid-2020s there might be the
time so the mid-2020s there might be the first prototypes of quantum computing
first prototypes of quantum computing
first prototypes of quantum computing and what we wanted to do was take the
and what we wanted to do was take the
and what we wanted to do was take the tools the quantum algorithms and the
tools the quantum algorithms and the
tools the quantum algorithms and the software that’s needed to allow these
software that’s needed to allow these
software that’s needed to allow these big lumps of metal to do stuff that’s
big lumps of metal to do stuff that’s
big lumps of metal to do stuff that’s actually useful we thought that by the
actually useful we thought that by the
actually useful we thought that by the middle of the 2020s
middle of the 2020s
middle of the 2020s the first prototypes would be here well
the first prototypes would be here well
the first prototypes would be here well of course we were wrong by some massive
of course we were wrong by some massive
of course we were wrong by some massive margin and as of today I keep an index
margin and as of today I keep an index
margin and as of today I keep an index there are 17 credible well-funded
there are 17 credible well-funded
there are 17 credible well-funded projects that are building quantum
projects that are building quantum
projects that are building quantum computers there are at least three
computers there are at least three
computers there are at least three quantum computers in existence today and
quantum computers in existence today and
quantum computers in existence today and I spend an increasing amount of time
I spend an increasing amount of time
I spend an increasing amount of time especially in this last six months or so
especially in this last six months or so
especially in this last six months or so telling people about quantum computers
telling people about quantum computers
telling people about quantum computers and I strongly believe that you have to
and I strongly believe that you have to
and I strongly believe that you have to take the mystery out of the quantum
take the mystery out of the quantum
take the mystery out of the quantum machine and I’ll let you into the little
machine and I’ll let you into the little
machine and I’ll let you into the little secret
secret
secret not even Steven knows how they work he
not even Steven knows how they work he
not even Steven knows how they work he doesn’t he doesn’t because nobody does
doesn’t he doesn’t because nobody does
doesn’t he doesn’t because nobody does but just because we don’t know how they
but just because we don’t know how they
but just because we don’t know how they work doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t know
work doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t know
work doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t know what we’re going to be in for all of us
what we’re going to be in for all of us
what we’re going to be in for all of us in this room even at my young age right
in this room even at my young age right
in this room even at my young age right you’re banished back back of the class
you’re banished back back of the class
you’re banished back back of the class even at my young age I’m going to live
even at my young age I’m going to live
even at my young age I’m going to live through a revolution you are going to
through a revolution you are going to
through a revolution you are going to live through a revolution and that’s
live through a revolution and that’s
live through a revolution and that’s what we need to talk about and oh gosh
what we need to talk about and oh gosh
what we need to talk about and oh gosh right you don’t have to look at that if
right you don’t have to look at that if
right you don’t have to look at that if you feel dizzy I want to take you back a
you feel dizzy I want to take you back a
you feel dizzy I want to take you back a little bit to the Apollo 11 mission 1969
little bit to the Apollo 11 mission 1969
little bit to the Apollo 11 mission 1969 for those of you that haven’t got quick
for those of you that haven’t got quick
for those of you that haven’t got quick access to you Wikipedia Buzz Aldrin
access to you Wikipedia Buzz Aldrin
access to you Wikipedia Buzz Aldrin Armstrong there was a computer that
Armstrong there was a computer that
Armstrong there was a computer that helped the spacecraft get all the way to
helped the spacecraft get all the way to
helped the spacecraft get all the way to the moon land take off come back safely
the moon land take off come back safely
the moon land take off come back safely that computer it doesn’t matter how many
that computer it doesn’t matter how many
that computer it doesn’t matter how many gigs of memory it had it doesn’t matter
gigs of memory it had it doesn’t matter
gigs of memory it had it doesn’t matter what size it was it doesn’t really
what size it was it doesn’t really
what size it was it doesn’t really matter how it was engineered and put
matter how it was engineered and put
matter how it was engineered and put together it was a Turing machine for
together it was a Turing machine for
together it was a Turing machine for those of you that are interested Alan
those of you that are interested Alan
those of you that are interested Alan Turing came up with the AI
Turing came up with the AI
Turing came up with the AI here in the mid 30s that there was a way
here in the mid 30s that there was a way
here in the mid 30s that there was a way to compute and allow those computations
to compute and allow those computations
to compute and allow those computations to help us and then they became these
to help us and then they became these
to help us and then they became these machines in Princeton and evac univac
machines in Princeton and evac univac
machines in Princeton and evac univac there we had these big things with
there we had these big things with
there we had these big things with massive vacuums that were on and off and
massive vacuums that were on and off and
massive vacuums that were on and off and the on represented a1 and the off
the on represented a1 and the off
the on represented a1 and the off represented a zero and if you
represented a zero and if you
represented a zero and if you amalgamated these ones and zeros hey
amalgamated these ones and zeros hey
amalgamated these ones and zeros hey presto you get a man on the moon and ten
presto you get a man on the moon and ten
presto you get a man on the moon and ten years later IBM came up with the
years later IBM came up with the
years later IBM came up with the personal computer and that personal
personal computer and that personal
personal computer and that personal computer had hundreds of times more
computer had hundreds of times more
computer had hundreds of times more processing power than the machine that
processing power than the machine that
processing power than the machine that sent the Apollo 11 mission open then
sent the Apollo 11 mission open then
sent the Apollo 11 mission open then another 10 years later we saw a picture
another 10 years later we saw a picture
another 10 years later we saw a picture earlier of this big brick of a phone I
earlier of this big brick of a phone I
earlier of this big brick of a phone I was too young to know that I have no
was too young to know that I have no
was too young to know that I have no knowledge about the 1980s but suddenly
knowledge about the 1980s but suddenly
knowledge about the 1980s but suddenly this processing power went on and on and
this processing power went on and on and
this processing power went on and on and on but the fact is that all of that is a
on but the fact is that all of that is a
on but the fact is that all of that is a mere blip in a thousand years time
mere blip in a thousand years time
mere blip in a thousand years time nobody’s going to remember that what
nobody’s going to remember that what
nobody’s going to remember that what will they remember they will remember
will they remember they will remember
will they remember they will remember the Industrial Revolution right who’s
the Industrial Revolution right who’s
the Industrial Revolution right who’s gonna tell me spinning jenny what year
gonna tell me spinning jenny what year
gonna tell me spinning jenny what year I’ll tell you I’ll tell ya what
I’ll tell you I’ll tell ya what
I’ll tell you I’ll tell ya what definitely was around then 1764 and what
definitely was around then 1764 and what
definitely was around then 1764 and what was the impact of the spinning jenny
was the impact of the spinning jenny
was the impact of the spinning jenny right northwest of England Lancashire it
right northwest of England Lancashire it
right northwest of England Lancashire it was iconic when human beings stopped
was iconic when human beings stopped
was iconic when human beings stopped having to lift things we suddenly could
having to lift things we suddenly could
having to lift things we suddenly could rely not on other animals like mules or
rely not on other animals like mules or
rely not on other animals like mules or slaves but on machines and we started
slaves but on machines and we started
slaves but on machines and we started parallel processing and a little bit
parallel processing and a little bit
parallel processing and a little bit down the road then what happened steam
down the road then what happened steam
down the road then what happened steam engines came before you knew it there
engines came before you knew it there
engines came before you knew it there was automobiles and then we were
was automobiles and then we were
was automobiles and then we were pilfering the earth for hydrocarbons we
pilfering the earth for hydrocarbons we
pilfering the earth for hydrocarbons we had aeroplanes and then cheering came
had aeroplanes and then cheering came
had aeroplanes and then cheering came along the next revolution is the one
along the next revolution is the one
along the next revolution is the one that matters because we are on the brink
that matters because we are on the brink
that matters because we are on the brink in fact we’re into it right now quantum
in fact we’re into it right now quantum
in fact we’re into it right now quantum computers and quantum computing is a way
computers and quantum computing is a way
computers and quantum computing is a way that nature computes
that nature computes
that nature computes now we’re going to do a
now we’re going to do a
now we’re going to do a quantum-mechanical exercise right here
quantum-mechanical exercise right here
quantum-mechanical exercise right here within the allotted TEDx 18 minutes so
within the allotted TEDx 18 minutes so
within the allotted TEDx 18 minutes so those of you that are already thinking
those of you that are already thinking
those of you that are already thinking about leaving leave now and the rest are
about leaving leave now and the rest are
about leaving leave now and the rest are going to be part of the competition now
going to be part of the competition now
going to be part of the competition now give you a little bit of context the
give you a little bit of context the
give you a little bit of context the term quantum computing came about in the
term quantum computing came about in the
term quantum computing came about in the late 70s and early 1980s was a fantastic
late 70s and early 1980s was a fantastic
late 70s and early 1980s was a fantastic scientist one of the Great’s not as
scientist one of the Great’s not as
scientist one of the Great’s not as great as Steven but nevertheless right
great as Steven but nevertheless right
great as Steven but nevertheless right up there Richard Fineman Nobel laureate
up there Richard Fineman Nobel laureate
up there Richard Fineman Nobel laureate and coincidentally at about the same
and coincidentally at about the same
and coincidentally at about the same time David Deutsch who’s in Oxford
time David Deutsch who’s in Oxford
time David Deutsch who’s in Oxford thought of this idea as well but he was
thought of this idea as well but he was
thought of this idea as well but he was talking about parallel universes and
talking about parallel universes and
talking about parallel universes and multiverses and we’re definitely not
multiverses and we’re definitely not
multiverses and we’re definitely not going there today so we’re going to
going there today so we’re going to
going there today so we’re going to stick to richard fineman and richard
stick to richard fineman and richard
stick to richard fineman and richard fineman was looking at how free energy
fineman was looking at how free energy
fineman was looking at how free energy dissipation affects computation now this
dissipation affects computation now this
dissipation affects computation now this was a topic that is still of great
was a topic that is still of great
was a topic that is still of great importance all of you will have a hot
importance all of you will have a hot
importance all of you will have a hot iphone after a little while free energy
iphone after a little while free energy
iphone after a little while free energy now it does matter what it is comes in
now it does matter what it is comes in
now it does matter what it is comes in electricity and it turns it around and
electricity and it turns it around and
electricity and it turns it around and you have a computation of what comes out
you have a computation of what comes out
you have a computation of what comes out the other way as an output and in the
the other way as an output and in the
the other way as an output and in the middle you lose a lot of energy no
middle you lose a lot of energy no
middle you lose a lot of energy no matter what you do where you drive in a
matter what you do where you drive in a
matter what you do where you drive in a car or having a computer to do work for
car or having a computer to do work for
car or having a computer to do work for you free energy dissipation is an
you free energy dissipation is an
you free energy dissipation is an interesting topic and Fineman had a
interesting topic and Fineman had a
interesting topic and Fineman had a thought experiment he said what if we
thought experiment he said what if we
thought experiment he said what if we computed them the way that nature
computed them the way that nature
computed them the way that nature computes and we’ve got at the back of
computes and we’ve got at the back of
computes and we’ve got at the back of our cortex a few billion neurons which
our cortex a few billion neurons which
our cortex a few billion neurons which in turn have trillions and trillions of
in turn have trillions and trillions of
in turn have trillions and trillions of synaptic charges are going in your area
synaptic charges are going in your area
synaptic charges are going in your area doctor sorry I will not trade in your
doctor sorry I will not trade in your
doctor sorry I will not trade in your turf but the energy that goes into that
turf but the energy that goes into that
turf but the energy that goes into that is infinitesimally you can’t even light
is infinitesimally you can’t even light
is infinitesimally you can’t even light a light bulb with it or a very very very
a light bulb with it or a very very very
a light bulb with it or a very very very light and low-energy light bulb if you
light and low-energy light bulb if you
light and low-energy light bulb if you try to replicate that you’d need enough
try to replicate that you’d need enough
try to replicate that you’d need enough energy to power 10,000 homes so why can
energy to power 10,000 homes so why can
energy to power 10,000 homes so why can nature do that in the back of your brain
nature do that in the back of your brain
nature do that in the back of your brain in a leaf a leaf takes light and what
in a leaf a leaf takes light and what
in a leaf a leaf takes light and what does it convert it to amongst other
does it convert it to amongst other
does it convert it to amongst other things oxygen
things oxygen
things oxygen and he does it with such efficiency so
and he does it with such efficiency so
and he does it with such efficiency so Fineman said if we could compute using
Fineman said if we could compute using
Fineman said if we could compute using atoms we would compute as nature compute
atoms we would compute as nature compute
atoms we would compute as nature compute for 30 years more than 30 years we’ve
for 30 years more than 30 years we’ve
for 30 years more than 30 years we’ve been wondering and dreaming of whether
been wondering and dreaming of whether
been wondering and dreaming of whether we can actually do what nature does will
we can actually do what nature does will
we can actually do what nature does will nature allow us to do it and I’m gonna
nature allow us to do it and I’m gonna
nature allow us to do it and I’m gonna just read we’ve just broken another rule
just read we’ve just broken another rule
just read we’ve just broken another rule attendees at the end is 1985 in fact
attendees at the end is 1985 in fact
attendees at the end is 1985 in fact I’ve got a little thing there of the
I’ve got a little thing there of the
I’ve got a little thing there of the article easily google-able and if you
article easily google-able and if you
article easily google-able and if you haven’t yet ready you should richard
haven’t yet ready you should richard
haven’t yet ready you should richard fineman 1985 and at the end of this
fineman 1985 and at the end of this
fineman 1985 and at the end of this article which was actually in turn the
article which was actually in turn the
article which was actually in turn the speech that he’d made a few months
speech that he’d made a few months
speech that he’d made a few months earlier he says at any rate it seems to
earlier he says at any rate it seems to
earlier he says at any rate it seems to me that the laws of physics present no
me that the laws of physics present no
me that the laws of physics present no barrier to reducing the size of
barrier to reducing the size of
barrier to reducing the size of computers until bits are the size of
computers until bits are the size of
computers until bits are the size of atoms and quantum behavior holds
atoms and quantum behavior holds
atoms and quantum behavior holds dominant sway now it’s that last bit
dominant sway now it’s that last bit
dominant sway now it’s that last bit quantum behavior holds dominance way
quantum behavior holds dominance way
quantum behavior holds dominance way it’s not written up there don’t try and
it’s not written up there don’t try and
it’s not written up there don’t try and read it there what does that mean what
read it there what does that mean what
read it there what does that mean what it means see the universe in its
it means see the universe in its
it means see the universe in its indivisible elements and the
indivisible elements and the
indivisible elements and the infinitesimal level works on rules that
infinitesimal level works on rules that
infinitesimal level works on rules that are different that you and I and
are different that you and I and
are different that you and I and everybody else as macroscopic operates
everybody else as macroscopic operates
everybody else as macroscopic operates on now just to go back to a computer for
on now just to go back to a computer for
on now just to go back to a computer for a second for those of you that don’t
a second for those of you that don’t
a second for those of you that don’t recognize this anybody over the age of
recognize this anybody over the age of
recognize this anybody over the age of 35 this is an abacus
this is no different from well I won’t
this is no different from well I won’t take it out because I can’t find it
take it out because I can’t find it
take it out because I can’t find it you’ve all got smartphones your
you’ve all got smartphones your
you’ve all got smartphones your smartphone is that a kid you know inside
smartphone is that a kid you know inside
smartphone is that a kid you know inside your smartphone there are billions and
your smartphone there are billions and
your smartphone there are billions and billions of transistors and the
billions of transistors and the
billions of transistors and the transistors either on or off
we’ve just been using abacuses but a
we’ve just been using abacuses but a quantum computer will actually for the
quantum computer will actually for the
quantum computer will actually for the first time allow us to compute in a
first time allow us to compute in a
first time allow us to compute in a parallel manner and the reason it will
parallel manner and the reason it will
parallel manner and the reason it will allow us to do that
allow us to do that
allow us to do that is a premise that I’d like just to ask
is a premise that I’d like just to ask
is a premise that I’d like just to ask you to put into your mind right now
you to put into your mind right now
you to put into your mind right now imagine for a second the most powerful
imagine for a second the most powerful
imagine for a second the most powerful computer that you can think of it
computer that you can think of it
computer that you can think of it doesn’t matter you might you know some
doesn’t matter you might you know some
doesn’t matter you might you know some of you might get turned on by thinking
of you might get turned on by thinking
of you might get turned on by thinking of this big huge machines the men
of this big huge machines the men
of this big huge machines the men amongst you the rest of you might think
amongst you the rest of you might think
amongst you the rest of you might think of what the computer could do it doesn’t
of what the computer could do it doesn’t
of what the computer could do it doesn’t matter just think of a big big big
matter just think of a big big big
matter just think of a big big big computer the most powerful now multiply
computer the most powerful now multiply
computer the most powerful now multiply that a billion times you might get close
that a billion times you might get close
that a billion times you might get close to thinking then of what ultimately a
to thinking then of what ultimately a
to thinking then of what ultimately a quantum computer will do and it doesn’t
quantum computer will do and it doesn’t
quantum computer will do and it doesn’t matter where there were four years away
matter where there were four years away
matter where there were four years away or eight years away or ten years away
or eight years away or ten years away
or eight years away or ten years away we’re very very close and the original
we’re very very close and the original
we’re very very close and the original prototypes are here already and the
prototypes are here already and the
prototypes are here already and the reason is that they’re different they’re
reason is that they’re different they’re
reason is that they’re different they’re not just faster the laws as I said
not just faster the laws as I said
not just faster the laws as I said earlier of quantum mechanics allow us to
earlier of quantum mechanics allow us to
earlier of quantum mechanics allow us to do something that we’ve never been able
do something that we’ve never been able
do something that we’ve never been able to do app until now now there are two
to do app until now now there are two
to do app until now now there are two tags superposition and tangle Minh it
tags superposition and tangle Minh it
tags superposition and tangle Minh it doesn’t matter it’s another language
doesn’t matter it’s another language
doesn’t matter it’s another language every discipline has its own language my
every discipline has its own language my
every discipline has its own language my job is to lift us up away from the
job is to lift us up away from the
job is to lift us up away from the language and I want to show you tell you
language and I want to show you tell you
language and I want to show you tell you ensure you and hopefully share with you
ensure you and hopefully share with you
ensure you and hopefully share with you what that means so we’re going to do the
what that means so we’re going to do the
what that means so we’re going to do the quantum mechanical experiment before I
quantum mechanical experiment before I
quantum mechanical experiment before I get kicked off the stage right so I
get kicked off the stage right so I
get kicked off the stage right so I don’t believe in volunteers so I’m going
don’t believe in volunteers so I’m going
don’t believe in volunteers so I’m going to pick people right
to pick people right
to pick people right I’d like ten people to stand up as I
I’d like ten people to stand up as I
I’d like ten people to stand up as I point you and say stood up that
point you and say stood up that
point you and say stood up that gentleman there because you gave me a
gentleman there because you gave me a
gentleman there because you gave me a nice smile yeah you yeah one two that
nice smile yeah you yeah one two that
nice smile yeah you yeah one two that boy there and the girl next to you you
boy there and the girl next to you you
boy there and the girl next to you you look at me that’s you yet oh and you
look at me that’s you yet oh and you
look at me that’s you yet oh and you three thank you thank you Maura the wife
three thank you thank you Maura the wife
three thank you thank you Maura the wife of course
of course
of course Mich mother oh one two three four five
Mich mother oh one two three four five
Mich mother oh one two three four five things six come on stand up somebody
things six come on stand up somebody
things six come on stand up somebody from this anybody up here that lady
from this anybody up here that lady
from this anybody up here that lady there with the chin in her hands
there with the chin in her hands
there with the chin in her hands yes you yes yes stand up please right
yes you yes yes stand up please right
yes you yes yes stand up please right one two three four five six seven and we
one two three four five six seven and we
one two three four five six seven and we need three more eight we need two more
need three more eight we need two more
need three more eight we need two more that lady there Josephine the hockey
that lady there Josephine the hockey
that lady there Josephine the hockey player thank you and one of the speakers
player thank you and one of the speakers
player thank you and one of the speakers please write ten that was a classical
please write ten that was a classical
please write ten that was a classical experiment I did ten bits of computation
experiment I did ten bits of computation
experiment I did ten bits of computation I did one two three four five six seven
I did one two three four five six seven
I did one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
eight nine ten
eight nine ten I can’t characters actually 11 a quantum
I can’t characters actually 11 a quantum
I can’t characters actually 11 a quantum computer in the same number of steps
computer in the same number of steps
computer in the same number of steps will do how many how many of you would
will do how many how many of you would
will do how many how many of you would have been standing up in the same number
have been standing up in the same number
have been standing up in the same number of steps to ^ 10024 sit down please
of steps to ^ 10024 sit down please
of steps to ^ 10024 sit down please thank you
thank you
thank you that is one manifestation of what a
that is one manifestation of what a
that is one manifestation of what a quantum computer will do and I’m gonna
quantum computer will do and I’m gonna
quantum computer will do and I’m gonna Klaus everybody asked me those that
Klaus everybody asked me those that
Klaus everybody asked me those that asked me what does it do want to know
asked me what does it do want to know
asked me what does it do want to know whether it’s gonna break Bitcoin of
whether it’s gonna break Bitcoin of
whether it’s gonna break Bitcoin of course it’s gonna break Bitcoin what
course it’s gonna break Bitcoin what
course it’s gonna break Bitcoin what kind of question is that
kind of question is that
kind of question is that bitcoins not special distributed
bitcoins not special distributed
bitcoins not special distributed Ledger’s I saw now I’m gonna have a
Ledger’s I saw now I’m gonna have a
Ledger’s I saw now I’m gonna have a hoard of Bitcoin people descending on me
hoard of Bitcoin people descending on me
hoard of Bitcoin people descending on me so anything that involves a public key
so anything that involves a public key
so anything that involves a public key anything that involves a public key is
anything that involves a public key is
anything that involves a public key is open to encryption RSA 2048 go on the
open to encryption RSA 2048 go on the
open to encryption RSA 2048 go on the Microsoft website it tells you that a
Microsoft website it tells you that a
Microsoft website it tells you that a classical computer will take about a
classical computer will take about a
classical computer will take about a billion years so by the time they’ve
billion years so by the time they’ve
billion years so by the time they’ve solved the key the problem is gone a
solved the key the problem is gone a
solved the key the problem is gone a quantum computer will solve that problem
quantum computer will solve that problem
quantum computer will solve that problem in less than a minute so that’s one
in less than a minute so that’s one
in less than a minute so that’s one manifestation of what it does I’m not
manifestation of what it does I’m not
manifestation of what it does I’m not interested in encryption I’ll see what
interested in encryption I’ll see what
interested in encryption I’ll see what I’m interested in drug delivery we
I’m interested in drug delivery we
I’m interested in drug delivery we actually are more similar than we are
actually are more similar than we are
actually are more similar than we are different at the fundamental level of
different at the fundamental level of
different at the fundamental level of course things turn out different drug
course things turn out different drug
course things turn out different drug delivery and the new materials that
delivery and the new materials that
delivery and the new materials that enable us to do that for the first time
enable us to do that for the first time
enable us to do that for the first time in human history we can go to the
in human history we can go to the
in human history we can go to the profoundest mystery of what this
profoundest mystery of what this
profoundest mystery of what this universe is all about we will be able to
universe is all about we will be able to
universe is all about we will be able to encode the genome in its entirety for
encode the genome in its entirety for
encode the genome in its entirety for all eight billion people energy surplus
all eight billion people energy surplus
all eight billion people energy surplus the way in which we store electricity
the way in which we store electricity
the way in which we store electricity photovoltaic can
photovoltaic can
photovoltaic can Berta’s fertilizers this is why this is
Berta’s fertilizers this is why this is
Berta’s fertilizers this is why this is important our lifestyles will change our
important our lifestyles will change our
important our lifestyles will change our children and I’m going to finish with
children and I’m going to finish with
children and I’m going to finish with this because I actually I was meant to
this because I actually I was meant to
this because I actually I was meant to do this on slide two and I forgot we’re
do this on slide two and I forgot we’re
do this on slide two and I forgot we’re gonna do it anyway cuz I like this you
gonna do it anyway cuz I like this you
gonna do it anyway cuz I like this you know if you had our or my dad and my
know if you had our or my dad and my
know if you had our or my dad and my granddad who fought in Gallipoli and his
granddad who fought in Gallipoli and his
granddad who fought in Gallipoli and his dad and three or four before is you only
dad and three or four before is you only
dad and three or four before is you only need six or seven of them to get back to
need six or seven of them to get back to
need six or seven of them to get back to the spinning jenny right well I’ve got a
the spinning jenny right well I’ve got a
the spinning jenny right well I’ve got a son we’ve got two sons actually my
son we’ve got two sons actually my
son we’ve got two sons actually my oldest is 12 and by the time he’s my age
oldest is 12 and by the time he’s my age
oldest is 12 and by the time he’s my age at 25 there is if he forgot it doesn’t
at 25 there is if he forgot it doesn’t
at 25 there is if he forgot it doesn’t matter by the time he’s my age all of
matter by the time he’s my age all of
matter by the time he’s my age all of this will have happened we’ll all
this will have happened we’ll all
this will have happened we’ll all probably still be alive that’s why it’s
probably still be alive that’s why it’s
probably still be alive that’s why it’s important and it is happening this is
important and it is happening this is
important and it is happening this is not science fiction and this disruption
not science fiction and this disruption
not science fiction and this disruption this is the disrupter of all disruptions
this is the disrupter of all disruptions
this is the disrupter of all disruptions if you’re planning something today you
if you’re planning something today you
if you’re planning something today you need to know government’s no large
need to know government’s no large
need to know government’s no large organizations no those of you that who
organizations no those of you that who
organizations no those of you that who want to ask you if you own stock in
want to ask you if you own stock in
want to ask you if you own stock in Google or in Microsoft or in IBM these
Google or in Microsoft or in IBM these
Google or in Microsoft or in IBM these organizations are investing more in
organizations are investing more in
organizations are investing more in quantum computing than anything else
quantum computing than anything else
quantum computing than anything else this is happening now this is the end of
this is happening now this is the end of
this is happening now this is the end of my little 18 minutes and I’m going to
my little 18 minutes and I’m going to
my little 18 minutes and I’m going to leave you with a thought as people say
leave you with a thought as people say
leave you with a thought as people say to me so what can we do what will these
to me so what can we do what will these
to me so what can we do what will these things do to us and no matter what I say
things do to us and no matter what I say
things do to us and no matter what I say I never I never hit the essence and I’ll
I never I never hit the essence and I’ll
I never I never hit the essence and I’ll tell you why I don’t because actually I
tell you why I don’t because actually I
tell you why I don’t because actually I don’t know what we’re gonna do nobody
don’t know what we’re gonna do nobody
don’t know what we’re gonna do nobody knows so a gentleman by the name of
knows so a gentleman by the name of
knows so a gentleman by the name of Newton no the Cambridge man said I seem
Newton no the Cambridge man said I seem
Newton no the Cambridge man said I seem to any Oxford people in here I seem to
to any Oxford people in here I seem to
to any Oxford people in here I seem to have been only like a boy playing on a
have been only like a boy playing on a
have been only like a boy playing on a seashore and diverting myself in now and
seashore and diverting myself in now and
seashore and diverting myself in now and again finding a smoother pebble or a
again finding a smoother pebble or a
again finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary whilst the
prettier shell than ordinary whilst the
prettier shell than ordinary whilst the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered
great ocean of truth lay undiscovered
great ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me we don’t know what quant
before me we don’t know what quant
before me we don’t know what quant computers will do because up until now
computers will do because up until now
computers will do because up until now we’ve never had them and you especially
we’ve never had them and you especially
we’ve never had them and you especially the younger ones will be the ones that
the younger ones will be the ones that
the younger ones will be the ones that will tell me what we can do with quantum
will tell me what we can do with quantum
will tell me what we can do with quantum computers there are three quantum
computers there are three quantum
computers there are three quantum computers in existence today before 2024
computers in existence today before 2024
computers in existence today before 2024 all of our lives will be impacted by
all of our lives will be impacted by
all of our lives will be impacted by quantum computing if you have not spent
quantum computing if you have not spent
quantum computing if you have not spent time learning about this learn about it
time learning about this learn about it
time learning about this learn about it now
now
now thank you very much indeed
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