I think the problem here is that people are assuming it is just a different type of what we have now, instead of something completely different.
So we have a new tech like Blockchain, it takes a few years and gets really "big".
We have an AI revolution, ok the research has been ongoing for years but it seems like there has been overnight advancement.
I'm sure people are expecting the same with quantum computing, but it's not just a re-use of existing tech (transistors) it is development of brand new tech.
It is better to imagine it as research into fusion power generation. It will take a long time, no one is sure just how useful it will be.
But saying a research quantum computer can't outperform an existing computer is like saying cern can't outperform a coal fired power plant.
Not only two different things, but one of them isn't even designed to generate power.
So we have a new tech like Blockchain, it takes a few years and gets really "big".
We have an AI revolution, ok the research has been ongoing for years but it seems like there has been overnight advancement.
I'm sure people are expecting the same with quantum computing, but it's not just a re-use of existing tech (transistors) it is development of brand new tech.
It is better to imagine it as research into fusion power generation. It will take a long time, no one is sure just how useful it will be.
But saying a research quantum computer can't outperform an existing computer is like saying cern can't outperform a coal fired power plant.
Not only two different things, but one of them isn't even designed to generate power.