Quantum Computers Aren't Useless. You Just Don't Know How to Use Them.
From Into the Impossible With Brian Keating by Big Bang Productions Inc.
April 20, 2026 · 13 min
About this episode
Brian Keating discusses the potential of quantum computers beyond cryptography, highlighting student projects and educational advancements in the field.
Sabine Hossenfelder says quantum computers are only useful for breaking codes. She's wrong — and my undergraduates are building the proof. What's happening in my lab right now has nothing to do with cryptography, and everything to do with the future of AI. I'm a cosmologist at UC San Diego teaching undergraduates to build, program, and eventually launch quantum computers — possibly to the Moon via Artemis! We cover: why Sabine's code-breaking verdict misses the real story, how free tools like Quantum Rings are closing the education gap Sabine thinks is a hardware problem, why Q-Day just got moved up to 2029, what my students are actually doing with quantum computers in my lab, and why the next generation of quantum physicists won't need a billion-dollar facility to train. The bottleneck isn't the hardware. It's what we're teaching — and who we're teaching it to. Use my special link to get access to the course and apply for the summer 2026 internship: https://www.quantumrings.com/iti Watch Sabine’s video https://youtu.be/qV7hQEtr3ic?si=EPcg5fAw_18QaKhM Timestamps: 00:00 Quantum Is More Than Codebreakingt 00:51 The Week Q-Day Jumped Years Aheadt 02:38 Why Quantum Felt Useless…
People in this episode
Host: Brian Keating
Topics covered
- quantum computing
- AI
- education
- cryptography
- future technology
- student projects
Keywords
- quantum computers
- AI future
- cryptography
- education gap
- Q-Day
- quantum physics
- student internships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UC San Diego, Quantum Rings
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