The host spent time with PsiQuantum, the quantum computing startup that just raised $1 billion, trying to actually understand what the technology does. It's framed as a deep dive into a field that always feels five years away from mattering.
All right, people. I have called you here to this chaotic mind palace to do something that I promised I would never do, which is an entire episode on quantum computing. Quantum computing. It's a field that's impossible to understand and definitely impossible to explain. On the one hand, quantum computing is going to change everything— finance, science, physics, medicine. On the other hand, it's always 20 years away. People hemorrhage millions upon millions of dollars chasing this dream, and it's crazy. But we are in luck because we have PsiQuantum. It is the biggest, boldest bet in the entire quantum computing field. They've raised $1 billion to actually go build these machines. We spent a couple of days hanging out with them and we're going to use them to try and understand this technology. Will we succeed? Maybe so, maybe not. Pray for us. Off we go.
