Scientists will work to channel the enormous emerging power of quantum computers for the common good, the founders of the new institute opening in Geneva on Tuesday said.
The Open Quantum Institute invites researchers from around the world to identify the most promising future applications of the rapidly emerging technology – and to ensure that they are open and accessible to everyone.
“Quantum computing has the potential to change almost everything,” said Peter Brabek Latmath, head of the GESDA Science and Diplomacy Platform that conceived the project.
He told AFP that future technology is expected to be “1,000 to 10,000 times more powerful than the computing power we have today,” stressing that it is necessary to start thinking seriously about how to control it and ensure it is used for good.
During a ceremony late Tuesday at the European science laboratory CERN, where the institute will be based during a three-year trial period, experts summarized discussions after a day of workshops that focused on different visions of the role it will play.
