Zapata Teaming With IBM, Google to Push Quantum Tech Into Next Phase
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Current quantum computers are hindered by various kinds of “noise”—interference from both the surrounding environment and the qubits themselves—that destabilizes them and makes it challenging to run calculations without errors occurring, Savoie says.During my recent conversation with Savoie, I was struck by how manual the process of programming quantum computers is today.But often they go old-school, using a chalkboard to write out the linear algebra behind an algorithm and determine the number of qubits they think will be required to perform the calculations—and then drawing on paper the layout of the proposed configuration of a quantum circuit.The two sides will go back and forth fine-tuning the design, Zapata will finalize the algorithm’s code, and then the partner—say, IBM—will run it on their hardware (either a quantum computer or a classical machine simulating one).“This is not going to be something where you can get 50 people off the street and put a team together to do this anytime in the near future.” (You can click here to read more about Savoie’s thoughts on the field’s progress and the road ahead.
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