00:00 Speaker A
Of course, not everyone David follows the space as closely as you do. Could you maybe, it might be helpful, just remind us of the basics of quantum computers and how they differ from supercomputers?
00:15 David
Yeah, you know, it's really interesting. At its core, quantum computing is nothing more than a typical system. The only thing that's really quantum about it is at the chip level. So it is at the atomic level that it makes a quantum computer. And so it actually uses the natural states of physics and quantum to make calculations, and it does this in a parallel fashion, as opposed to in a logical order like we see with the CPU. So it works much more like a GPU in some ways.
00:49 David
But it gives you the ability to do a lot of calculations at the same time, instead of one step after another.
00:59 Speaker A
I want to make a few choices first, David. II. I'm also just curious about the geopolitical competition here. What is your sense of who is in charge when it comes to this field? Is it the US or China?
01:17 David
You know, it's definitely a challenge to see and we spend a lot of time in this area. We think the US currently has a very impressive lead. But there are also things that worry us about which we know nothing. Those who are not like in the market or open about their abilities. We do know that they are making very nice progress and that China is spending significant dollars and investments in the quantum computing space, but my suspicion is that the US is still leading the way in that area and we need to make additional investments to ensure that we stay in the lead.
