- For over half a century, we've been cramming more and more transistors into smaller and smaller spaces and doubling processing power about every 18 months. Now we are nearing the physical limits of the present technology and sometime around 2020, will begin a new digital paradigm
- The new era wont be based on solid state physics, the science that led to transistors, but on quantum information, the strange rules that govern the sub-atomic world
- Quantum computers have the potential to be millions of times faster than even our most powerful supercomputers today, quantum cryptography will usher in a new era of super-secure transactions and quantum storage will achieve unparalleled density
When Siri meets Watson:
- Two of the coolest technologies to come out in recent years are Apples Siri, the conversational interface available on iPhones and iPads; and Watson, the IBM supercomputer that competed and won on the game show Jeopardy; which requires human-like leaps of intuition. So what does the future hold ?
- If we go by current trends, processing efficiency will increase 100-fold and storage will increase 1000-fold over the next ten years