But what is
quantum supremacy in a field where horizons are being widened on a regular basis, in which teams of the brightest quantum computing minds in the world routinely up the ante on the number and type of quantum bits («qubits») they can build, each with their own range of qualities?
Not exact matches
The feat moves the goalposts
in the fight for
quantum supremacy, the effort to outstrip classical computers using
quantum ones.
«Once a system hits
quantum supremacy and is showing clear scale - up behaviour, it will be a flare
in the sky to the private sector,» says Devitt.
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Google set itself this ambitious goal, known as
quantum supremacy,
in a paper published last July.
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.
Therefore developing methods to overcome errors is of paramount importance
in the quest to demonstrate «
quantum supremacy.»
The quest for «
quantum supremacy» — unambiguous proof that a
quantum computer does something faster than an ordinary computer — has paradoxically led to a boom
in quasi-
quantum classical algorithms.