Mecheau: We're going for the next step, which is to create an all purpose quantum computer that can handle ordinary problems. Problems of medicine, global warming, problems of food production could take a thousand years to solve using digital computers - Mecheau. He says it's like we got this race and supremacy, you know, leading to a master race.
How will quantum computing change the world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about the development of quantum computing and what it means for humanity with theoretical physicist Michio Kaku.
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