Quantum computing is a new computing paradigm that is very interesting; this video is good primarily for novices in the field who want to get a flavor of the subject. There are two main reasons why this lecture is interesting. First, it presents the basics of quantum computing, which are understandable even to people not directly involved in this field. Second, it describes the D-Wave hardware that performs algorithms using quantum annealing. The actual realization of quantum hardware using D-Wave is truly a revelation. The lecturers spent a good 15 minutes explaining this new hardware in novice terms.

The lecture focuses primarily on the basics of quantum computing, and the lecturers describe these basics vividly. Moreover, they spend a few minutes on some famous quantum algorithms. The explanations of quantum entanglement and quantum states are clear, but in my opinion they are more suitable for people who are new to this field. The first 45 minutes of the video may seem a bit uninteresting to people who are already familiar with quantum computing, but the last 15 minutes, especially the part on the new quantum hardware, should be of profound interest to people in the quantum computing field. I feel that the part on the quantum Fourier transform was a little hurried and unclear, and a few more slides highlighting the parallelism in quantum computing would have been nice. Also, the discussion of quantum complexity was too short. A more elaborate discussion on the adiabatic model of computing was needed. But, as a whole, the lecture will interest both experts and novices in the quantum computing field.

The video quality is good in general, except for a few scenes where the screen becomes blurred when the slides are being shown and sometimes the screen becomes blue during slide viewing. The audio quality, on the other hand, is disappointing with the voices of the speakers cracking a lot throughout the video. Moreover, the questions asked by the audience were inaudible. Both of the presenters are good, and the video remains interesting barring a few sections. Another advantage is that the lecture is free and available on YouTube.

The video for the most part does not add much to the state of the art except for the last 15 minutes where the new quantum hardware and quantum annealing are discussed; in my view, this is a great advancement in the field and is of profound importance. This is a valuable video for newcomers in the quantum computing field due to its clear explanation of the basic quantum computing phenomenon and its rich literature references.