You're reading from Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business Exploring the applications, challenges, and collision of quantum computing and blockchain

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838647766

Length 334 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Blockchain

Concepts

Blockchain

Author (1):

Arunkumar Krishnakumar

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Quantum Computing and Blockchain

2. Quantum Computing – Key Discussion Points FREE CHAPTER

3. The Data Economy

4. The Impact on Financial Services

5. Interview with Dr. Dave Snelling, Fujitsu Fellow

6. The Impact on Healthcare and Pharma

7. Interview with Dr. B. Rajathilagam, Head of AI Research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Conclusion

8. The Impact on Governance

9. Interview with Max Henderson, Senior Data Scientist, Rigetti and QxBranch

Conclusion

10. The Impact on Smart Cities and Environment

11. Interview with Sam McArdle, Quantum Computing Researcher at the University of Oxford

Conclusion

12. The Impact on Chemistry

13. The Impact on Logistics

14. Interview with Dinesh Nagarajan, Partner, IBM

Conclusion

15. Quantum-Safe Blockchain

16. Nation States and Cyberwars

17. Conclusion – Blue Skies

18. Other Books You May Enjoy

19. Index

Age of the machine

We have discussed different technology paradigms that are potentially making the world open for cyber criminals. However, more than 70% of the data that is going to be created in the next 5 years is going to come from machines and communication between them. This can create major challenges for data security as the Internet of Things ecosystem is at a nascent stage in its understanding of cyber risks.

The growth of AI and the Internet of Things has given rise to a new theme in the field of robotics. Machines powered by intelligence like never before are starting to take over monotonous jobs that were previously performed by human beings. Social media often comes to life when a statistic on how soon humans will lose their jobs to machines is released.

Machines certainly have a genuine place in the future of work: technology really does make it easier for us humans when the task at hand involves something like going through thousands of pages of text. During...