SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google says it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research.
It says an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.
The results of its study appear in the scientific journal Nature. Google says it has achieved quantum supremacy, which means the quantum computer did something a conventional computer could never do.
“For those of us working in science and technology, it’s the“ hello world ”moment we ‘ve been waiting for — the most meaningful milestone to date in the quest to make quantum computing a reality, “Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a blog post announcing the breakthrough. “But we have a long way to go between today’s lab experiments and tomorrow’s practical applications; it will be many years before we can implement a broader set of real-world applications,” he continued.
Competitor IBM is disputing that Google achieved the benchmark, saying Google underestimated the conventional supercomputer.
Quantum computing is an advanced computing technology that is still at a relatively early stage of development.
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