The Quantum Computer – A Future Subject of Media Studies?
Christoph Ernst, Jens Schröter, Martin Warnke · 2021
The quantum computer is regarded as a key technology for the twenty-first century. Presently both large companies in the technological sector and lavishly financed research programs of various nation-states are driving development of these machines. Quantum computers are based on the idea of making insights from quantum physics utilizable for the processing of information. They are at center of the hope to develop completely new technologies – so-called quantum technologies – through informatics’ use of quantum effects. How can media studies relate to this new phenomenon?