Seed Prompt

Prompt

Please create a detailed Course Description on the class titled "A Skeptics Guide to Quantum Computing: Why it may Never be Economically Viable"

Create a list of prerequisites, course summary, topics covered, topics not covered, and then generate a detailed 2001 Bloom taxonomy of the learning objectives.

Over $100B has been invested in quantum computing and yet no company has yet to get a single dollar of positive return on investment in quantum computing. Most of the proponents of quantum computing say that quantum computing will be economically feasible once we reach one million qubits. However, this seems almost impossible considering the physics breakthroughs required for this to be achieved. Please create a course description for a course title "The Skeptics Guide to Quantum Computing" and give a detailed technical description of why quantum computing will never become an economic reality unless there are multiple breakthroughs in physics.

Begin the course with a history of quantum computing and present a detailed timeline of the key events in quantum computing. For each event, provide evidence that people have claimed in the past that economically viable quantum computing was only a few years away.

Give concrete examples of how quantum mechanics experts have clearly stated that quantum computing will never be economically viable. Create a detailed appendix of "Overly Optimistic Claims of Quantum Computing".

Discuss what a General Purpose Technology (GPT) is and whey quantum computing will never be a GPT.

Discuss the phycology of individuals and organizations that have invested in quantum computing and why their investments and failed to produce economic results. Do a detailed analysis of the cognitive bias of both investors and the technologists involved in quantum computing. Come up with a crystal clear systems diagram using causal loop diagrams of why there is continued investments in quantum computing.

Discuss the hype around using quantum computing to break cryptographic codes. Note that this may never be possible.

Discuss the ethics of getting young students involved in quantum computing when there may NEVER be jobs in the field other that R&D. No business will have any advantage by using quantum computing.

Discuss the concept of investment risk analysis. Give examples of investment risks in new physics research that has paid off and examples where investors lots large amount of money because the scientists were not honest about the limitations of technology.

Note that the tone of this entire book is somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Quantum computing may be possible some day. But the number of breakthroughs in physics needed will be large. Our goal is to make people think clearly about the odds of quantum computing being economically viable and to invest their resources appropriately. There are many other investment opportunities in areas such as quantum sensors that might be a much better investment.