"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.
Quantum supremacy is not the end goal; it is a milestone on the path to fully functional quantum computers.