Did the world end today?

Chapter 299: Skyrocketing
According to CCTV News, my country's new-generation quantum computer, "Nine Chapters-3," has officially completed data integration and traditional program operation tests. This breakthrough marks a new era in the development of quantum computing technology in my country and also signifies the beginning of a new chapter in my country's intelligent construction process.

"It is understood that during the test, Jiuzhang No. 3 successfully controlled the traditional computing unit robot to perform tasks such as image recognition, material extraction, and natural language response. In multiple experiments, the accuracy rate reached 100%."

"Based on the results of this round of experiments, the researchers verified the possibility of synergy between 'traditional computing units and quantum computing power,' laying a solid foundation for the subsequent construction of the 'Smart Cloud' integrated computing power system and unmanned scheduling center."

The news on his phone was broadcasting the latest developments about Chapter 9-3. Lin Xu scrolled through the comments section, and this time, the comments were full of exclamations and praises.

"Holy crap, have I lost a memory? I think the last time I heard about quantum computers was Google's, and that thing can't even do 1+1, right?"

"What's going on now? Quantum computers can already communicate with humans using natural language?"

"Yes! Something's wrong with this world, isn't it? No, have we somehow traversed time as a whole through a higher-dimensional channel?"

"Someone go quickly to that research institute in the Second Ring Road and see if any aliens have been captured. We don't use torture to extract confessions here!"

"Special cases require special handling; a little bit of teasing is fine."

"But my biggest question right now is, does this thing really need to be connected to cloud computing? Does that mean that in the future, the computing power of the entire world will be controlled by this Zhiyun system?"

"It seems that way. If quantum computers continue to develop, the computing power of a single computer will be enough to cover the computing power needs of the whole world."

"The biggest problem is actually heat dissipation—when it comes to heat dissipation, unified planning is definitely better than decentralized planning."

"So theoretically speaking, Zhiyun should be the only form of quantum computing in the future, with at most one more disaster recovery center as a computing power reserve."

"So what exactly can this thing do? Is it just a large computing center?"

"That's not just a computing center. Theoretically speaking, a fully-fledged quantum computer can do everything you can and can't even imagine."

"Its limits are limited only by energy and heat dissipation."

"However, with our current capabilities, we still cannot solve these two problems. But at least for now, it is strong enough."

"Damn it, I asked you what it can do, and what did you ramble on about? I'm punishing you with two hundred."

"Are you obsessed with 'ATM slave'? Can't you check the official website yourself? 'Against the Current' has updated the information; go look for yourself."

As Lin Xu scrolled through the comments, he was both amused and exasperated.

This news was clearly prepared in advance, just waiting for the experiment to be completed and the evening news broadcast to start airing.

However, it is clear that the discussion sparked by this news was not something the creators had anticipated.

Although this advancement in quantum computing has truly been "epoch-making" for the scientific research field, especially when Chapter 9-3 responded with "Hello world" according to the pre-defined natural language model, scholars in related fields were almost in a frenzy.

But for ordinary people, their lives have not been greatly affected.

At this time, most people were simply watching the spectacle.

That said, will the advent of quantum computers affect their ability to order takeout for 20 yuan?
You know what, it really doesn't affect anything right now.
"So when will this thing actually start to function properly?"

Lin Xu turned to the screen and asked Fan Ming, who had finished the experiment and was now sitting back at the table:
Will there be a period of time for computing power or equipment replacement?

"Theoretically, it is possible."

Fan Ming nodded immediately, and then replied:
"We need to transform the existing computing power resource system, gradually replace the computing power resource pool formed by traditional computing units, and concentrate most of the computing work on quantum computers and on the cloud."

"We will start with aspects that have a smaller impact on people's livelihoods, such as replacing most of the computing power needed for scientific research in the shortest possible time."

"Next comes a group of production operations with a higher tolerance for error, such as mines—based on existing smart mine projects, such replacements will be relatively smooth."

"Then comes more complex production work, such as the already established lights-out factories and other intelligent factories." "Finally, there will be real replacements in the field of people's livelihoods—for example, the internet servers we use now will eventually be transferred to quantum computing."

"understood."

Lin Xu nodded slowly.

It must be said that this was a fairly smooth and stable process.

The scale has grown from small to large, and the penetration has deepened from shallow to deep.

but.
He always felt that something was missing from Fan Mingju's example.
What's missing?
He subconsciously frowned, and just then, his gaze swept over the trending search terms scrolling across his phone screen.

And the term with the highest and most prominent rise in popularity is [the term name is missing here].
"Global stock markets experienced huge fluctuations."

In an instant, Lin Xu's expression changed.

He finally realized what Fan Ming had overlooked.

finance!

The advent of quantum computers has far more to do with human productivity than just impacting it. In fact, the financial markets are the ones most directly and significantly affected by quantum computers!

At present, international finance is still based on the SWIFT settlement system, or more precisely, on encryption methods based on traditional computer technology.

Zhou Yue had previously predicted this, stating that the emergence of quantum computing technology would inevitably cause violent fluctuations in the financial market, and might even lead to a world war due to the failure of traditional encryption algorithms.

Now, with the alliance of nations and mutual trust among all parties, a world war is impossible.

But for those capitalists, losing encryption means is tantamount to the end of the world.

Lin Xu frowned deeply.

He knew all too well what such fluctuations meant.

Although "capital" is not a very flattering word, the flow of capital is indeed a crucial link in the development of productivity.

If the advent of quantum computers leads to disorder or even stagnation in capital flows.

All subsequent development plans will burst like bubbles!
He immediately clicked on the trending search term to view the details, but the moment the page refreshed in front of him, he froze on the spot.

The situation was different from what he had imagined.

According to his plan, all secondary market indices should have plummeted because of this news.

but.
In reality, all stock markets are experiencing explosive growth.

What the hell is going on??
Lin Xu looked up in disbelief, and on the screen, the social science experts seemed to have seen his expression.

The other party coughed and began to explain:

"Comrade Lin Xu, we know what you are worried about."

"But don't be nervous, we were already prepared before releasing this message."

“We used a very simple strategy.”

"It now appears that this strategy was effective."

(End of this chapter)