Murray Thom - How a Quantum Computer Beat a Powerful Supercomputer By a Million Years

Murray Thom is the Vice President of Quantum Technology Evangelism at D-Wave, with over 20 years of experience in quantum computing. He helps organizations understand and apply quantum technology. At D-Wave, he previously led development of the Leap quantum cloud service and Ocean open source tools, and managed teams working on applications, algorithms, and performance testing. He has also assembled early quantum computers by hand. Murray Thom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quantummurray/ Flor Laorga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flor-laorga/ X: https://x.com/florlaorga Website: https://aifn.co/flor AI Frontier Network Website: https://aifn.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-frontier-network/ X: https://x.com/aifn_co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ai-frontier-network OUTLINE 00:00 Start 00:48 Murray Thom’s Background and Career Journey 02:12 Comparing Quantum Computing and AI 04:46 Quantum Computing in Real-World Use Cases 07:02 Recent Advances and Milestones in Quantum Computing 16:54 How D-Wave Makes Quantum Computing Accessible 21:44 Human Roles in the Age of Quantum and AI 23:05 Advice to a Younger Self from Murray Thom