Using Quantum Algorithms for Uncertainty Processing

The article is devoted to the study of the possibility of uncertainty processing using quantum algorithms. Uncertainty processing is one of the most important tasks in artificial intelligence. The quality of knowledge used by the intelligent system depends on the solution of this problem. Domain knowledge contains uncertainty. The paper considers the possibility of uncertainty handling using quantum computing. Tensor method is used to represent uncertainty. The tensor method provides an object representation of fuzzy knowledge. This approach allows to investigate the properties of uncertainty which are not available in representing fuzzy knowledge by traditional methods such as fuzzy sets, Bayesian networks, Stanford confidence factor, neural networks. Tensor processing on a classical computer is a computationally complex task. Quantum algorithms provide exponential acceleration in solving such problems. The article discusses the possibility of using quantum algorithms to process fuzzy knowledge represented by tensors.