Google set itself this ambitious goal, known
as quantum supremacy, in a paper published last July.
Not exact matches
The race is on to reach that milestone, known
as «
quantum supremacy.»
At about 50 qubits, many say a
quantum computer could achieve «
quantum supremacy» and do something beyond the ken of a classical computer, such
as simulating molecular structures in chemistry and materials science, or solving problems in cryptography.
Intel also announced a 49 - bit
quantum chip, which the company sees
as the next step to «
quantum supremacy».