Moreover, machine learning applications, particularly in pattern recognition (e.g. Getting inspired by the way our brain functions is not new in Artificial Intelligence - we are already doing that in deep learning using neural networks. However, we do so by emulating the functioning of neurons using machine learning algorithms and parallel processing. Quantum computing has the potential of calculating all possible combinations at once, and arriving at the correct answer in seconds. There are many, similar, optimization problems that would be solved with quantum computing.

Source: Huffington Post January 14, 2018 12:45 UTC