The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is hosting the event to discuss critical applications of quantum computing, which is expected to operate millions of times faster than today’s advanced supercomputers.
Companies such as Boeing, Honeywell, IBM, Intel and Northrop Grumman are also expected to attend.
“There’s a lot of excitement about quantum computers and quantum sensors, and there’s some hype associated with that,” said Charlie Tahan, assistant director for quantum information science at OSTP. “But what we really want to get down to is what are the applications that a future quantum computer could run that could really benefit our society.”
Experts have said the technology, which is based on core principles of physics, is still in its infancy, but it has become a darling of investors aspiring to revolutionise healthcare, finance, artificial intelligence (AI), weather forecasting and other areas.
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