Will quantum be bigger than AI?

"There's an old adage among tech journalists like me - you can either explain quantum accurately, or in a way that people understand, but you can't do both. That's because quantum mechanics - a strange and partly theoretical branch of physics - is a fiendishly difficult concept to get your head around. It involves tiny particles behaving in weird ways. And this odd activity has opened up the potential of a whole new world of scientific super power."

"Put them together, and we might one day have a new form of technology that's more powerful than anything we have ever created although the word "might" is doing some heavy-lifting in that particular prediction, warns Brian Hopkins, VP and principal analyst in emerging tech at research firm Forresters. "The potential is there, but the jury is still out," he says. "Initial experiments suggest promise, but they all indicate that we require much more powerful quantum computers and further innovative research to effectively apply quantum effects to AI.""

Quantum mechanics remains difficult to conceptualize and its strange particle behavior creates significant scientific potential. Quantum technology is often seen in hardware forms such as sensors and computers, while AI is primarily software-dependent and requires hardware to run. Combining quantum and AI could produce unprecedented computational power, but current experiments show only promise and indicate the need for far more powerful quantum machines and additional innovative research. Market forecasts assign substantial value to both sectors, yet both face hype-driven risks and potential market corrections.

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