RE: Random Philosophical Question #1
Too many "unknown" variables...subject to dynamic change. I think to predict the outcome of future events would require a deeper understanding and control of the main component, the common denominator...time. Deep learning and AI would have a better chance at predicting something alone these lines, based on previous patterns and probability.
I don't think we have a nearly deep enough understanding of time and the interconnectivity of several variables that would be dominant in creating such predictions. Maybe a couple more Einsteins; changing our perception and gaining a deeper understanding of the topic and we should be all set to go...possibly.
Quantum computing may open doors that we have no idea even exist at this point though. That's the funny thing about these types of questions...opinions are like a fart in the wind. Fleeting and carry no weight. For us to be able to predict the future would require something that has not yet been created, or most likely conceived. Quantum computing and mechanics in themselves can open several of these doors, or create new, unknown pathways so to speak.
Can I ask what quantam computing is?
I don't know a ton on the subject. It is computing using quantum physics principles.
Basically in short, allows you to do an essentially an infinite number of computations simultaneously, rather than sequentially...BUT you can do this without the passage of time. The analogy I've read several times is that if you think of time like a loaf of bread, then classical physics would state that you can slice that bread (time) as thin as possible, but it will always aggregate to the full amount of bread, and thus the passage of time. Quantum physics allows you to slice this bread in half and operate on the "face" of the bread, or the instance of time. This allows you to computer, or operate, on a slice of time without any time every passing by. This same principle applies to executing commands...
THAT...and I've also read that quantum computers simply take every possible solution a problem, and present the best ones...this one I can't explain well.
A computers cores allow you to do computations simultaneously (with shared ram for the most part)...
Thanks!