"Quantum computing is all the rage. It seems like hardly a day goes by without some news outlet describing the extraordinary things this technology promises. Most commentators forget, or just gloss over, the fact that people have been working on quantum computing for decades—and without any practical results to show for it. We’ve been told that quantum computers could 'provide breakthroughs in many disciplines, including materials and drug discovery, the optimization of complex systems, and artificial intelligence.' We’ve been assured that quantum computers will 'forever alter our economic, industrial, academic, and societal landscape. We’ve even been told that 'the encryption that protects the world’s most sensitive data may soon be broken' by quantum computers. ..."
IEEE Spectrum
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