{"id":8953,"date":"2021-11-15T21:44:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T21:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1373327"},"modified":"2021-11-15T21:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T21:44:32","slug":"ibm-achieves-true-quantum-supremacy-with-most-powerful-computer-ever-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8953","title":{"rendered":"IBM achieves true \u2018quantum supremacy\u2019 with most powerful computer ever built"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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IBM might<\/em> have just changed the computing game in a major way. Nobody\u2019s seen a research paper yet, but Big Blue\u2019s quantum department is claiming that its mysterious \u201cEagle\u201d processor has achieved quantum supremacy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Eureka?<\/strong> IBM CEO Arvind Krishna gave Axios on HBO the exclusive<\/a>. According to them, the Eagle processor is capable of doing things no supercomputer can do.<\/p>\n

In fact, per the interview, Krishna says there\u2019s no other system on the planet, classical or quantum, that can do what Eagle can do:<\/p>\n

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It is impossible to simulate it on something else, which implies it\u2019s more powerful than anything else.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Healthy skepticism: <\/strong>We\u2019re not sure exactly what Eagle does. Modern quantum computers usually solve bespoke problems that have little-to-no impact on society. This is because the technology is in its infancy. The point of building a quantum computer, today, is to see how far we can push this rudimentary technology on our way towards a simple goal: quantum supremacy.<\/p>\n

Supremacy (sometimes called \u201cadvantage\u201d) is the point at which a quantum system can solve a problem that no classical supercomputer could feasibly solve.<\/p>\n

IBM says its system has done that. According to Krishna, per the Axios interview, it would take \u201ca normal computer bigger than this planet\u201d to do what Eagle can do. However, as previously mentioned, there isn\u2019t any peer-reviewed research available yet.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s a pretty big deal because we\u2019ve seen these kinds of claims before.<\/p>\n

Background: <\/strong>Google built a quantum computing system back in 2018 called \u201cSycamore\u201d that was supposedly capable of quantum supremacy. At the time, the team behind it claimed it could perform a specific task in minutes that would take a classical supercomputer 10,000 years or more.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Google and NASA, IBM was pretty quick to clap back with the fact that one of its classical supercomputers could run the same process in a matter of hours, putting to rest Google\u2019s claim of quantum supremacy. It happened again in 2019 with Google\u2019s Bristlecone chip, which failed to demonstrate true quantum advantage after it was announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And, more recently, a team of researchers in China claim to have created a quantum system that\u2019s allegedly 10 billion times faster<\/a> than Google\u2019s. But, again, we haven\u2019t seen it replicated in peer-review.<\/p>\n

Quick take: <\/strong>Quantum advantage, quantum supremacy, quantum this, quantum that. The reality of the situation is that we could be a decade or more away from a useful quantum computer. These arbitrary terms are must meant to indicate that humanity is closing in on making these hypothetical machines a reality. They\u2019re not benchmarks.<\/p>\n

But the Ford Model T didn\u2019t blow horses off the streets like a 2021 Bugatti Chiron would. It\u2019ll take awhile for quantum computers to demonstrate their value even after we\u2019ve achieved a clear and demonstrable quantum advantage.<\/p>\n

All of that being said, if there\u2019s one company I\u2019d trust with a \u201cquantum supremacy\u201d announcement, it\u2019s IBM. The company\u2019s been quick to dispute other claims in the same domain. IBM knows exactly what message it\u2019s putting out there. And it says a lot that the CEO made the announcement. This feels like a genuine eureka moment.<\/p>\n

Hang on to that grain of salt, however, at least until we see some peer review. But in the meantime I\u2019d rate this news as the second most exciting thing we\u2019ve heard in the quantum realm all year.<\/p>\n

In first place: we still can\u2019t get over these mind-blowing time crystals<\/a> from Google.<\/p>\n

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