IBM makes significant progress in quantum computing. Seems to have achieved useful quantum supremacy.

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IBM makes significant progress in quantum computing

Seems to have achieved useful quantum supremacy

Foto: IBM

IBM states that with a new technology they have developed, they have made a quantum computer solve problems more efficiently than traditional supercomputers can, which is known as quantum supremacy.

It is about an error-reducing technique that essentially removes the disturbances that quantum computers are very sensitive to. IBM Research chief Darío Gil comments on their quantum computer progress:

"This is the first time we have seen quantum computers accurately model a physical system in nature beyond leading classical approaches. To us, this milestone is a significant step in proving that today's quantum computers are capable, scientific tools that can be used to model problems that are extremely difficult – and perhaps impossible – for classical systems, signaling that we are now entering a new era of utility for quantum computing."

Google is probably IBM's biggest competitor in the quantum computer market at the moment, and they already claimed four years ago that they achieved quantum supremacy. However, that was about letting a quantum computer solve a single problem that had no particular practical use. With the new technology IBM has now developed, it is believed that quantum computers will be able to solve certain problems much more efficiently than supercomputers within two years, as stated in an article by Nature that can be read here.

In the video below, some researchers from IBM discuss the new error-reducing technology they have developed for quantum computers and how it may potentially impact the future of quantum computing.

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IBM, quantum computer, quantum supremacy, Google, error-reducing technique

Via nature.com

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