If youve ever wonderedwhat quantum computers actually do, youre not alone.
The truth is, no one knows what modern problems this technology can solve.
We hope launching this prize will help to shed light on these questions.
Close-up of a quantum computer.Photo: Bartlomiej K. Wroblewski (Shutterstock)
Google launched this competition,XPRIZE Quantum Applications, alongside the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA).
Twenty finalists will share a $1 million prize and advance to the finals.
The grand prize winners will receive $3 million, while runner-ups will split another $1 million prize.
Most research around quantum computing concerns abstract problems, instead of real-world scenarios.
But currently, we cant figure out how its more useful than your MacBook.
Thats no reason to get discouraged.
In 1950, computers were the size of pickup trucks and had very few practical uses at all.
Quantum computers are still in that early stage of development, and they still could revolutionize the world.
The real question is how.
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