On Quantum Weirdness… or How do Quantum Computing Problematize the Current Technological Views of the World?

Activity: Talk or presentationLecture and oral contribution

Description

From past disagreements between famous physicists such as Einstein and Böhr, cats being dead and alive inside a box, and even teleporting information from Earth to a satellite in space, the quantum concept is an entirely counterintuitive and confusing phenomenon. Nonetheless, public and private organizations are heavily investing in developing technologies, such as the quantum computer, that promise to revolutionize the technological world as it is known today. From being capable of breaking current encryption systems and opening the space for massive cybersecurity problems to even developing highly personalized medicine specific for each human body, the promises about quantum computing are yet to unfold. While the promises are yet to be achieved, a question regarding the organizations investing in it arises: How do they make sense of these technologies if they are not ready for commercial use yet? Centered around the discourse multiple organizations have around quantum computing, the research focuses on how quantum experts and non-experts make sense of this technology-in-development and how it problematizes the digital logic we use for solving problems using technology today.
Period24 Apr 2024