Quantum computers will require complex software to manage errors.
A conventional computer uses binary on-off switches. Not so for quantum computers.
The building blocks of quantum computers, known as quantum bits, or “qubits,” have the capacity to exist in both “on” and “off” states simultaneously due to the so-called “superposition” principle of quantum physics.
This principle should allow quantum computers to extract patterns from the possible outputs of a huge number of computations without actually performing all of them.
This ability to extract overall patterns makes the devices potentially valuable for tasks such as codebreaking.
I wonder if human learners have a superposition principle not yet described or adequately harnesses by most people?
Quantum computers will require complex software to manage errors
More information: * B. Eastin and E. Knill. Restrictions on transversal quantum gate sets. Physical Review Letters, 102, 110502, March 20, 2009.