Is there merit?

There was a recent conversation on Twitter that I got dragged into about the merits of quantum technology. The question posed was if I saw merit and real-world applications from quantum technologies. The answer is yes, because, at least in the last year, I have seen a few quantum computing startups moving into commercializing their solution. However, I would be cautious and not get too excited about these solutions just yet.

Most of these companies have solutions that can have groundbreaking impacts on various aspects of our lives. But they are yet to prove themselves in a live environment, at scale. Solutions I have come across just in the last 12 months are spread across diverse fields including healthcare, climate technology, financial services, and even oil and gas. Most of these are problems that are hard for classical computers to solve.

Despite the state of maturity of the technology, there is no denying that there is potential. Health and wealth have...