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IBM Promises 100X Faster Quantum Computers Through New Software Foundations

posted by Fnord666 on Friday February 05 2021, @04:04PM   Printer-friendly

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IBM unveiled on Wednesday improvements to quantum computing software that it expects will increase performance of its complex machines by a factor of 100, a development that builds on Big Blue's progress in making the advanced computing hardware.

In a road map, the computing giant targeted the release of quantum computing applications over the next two years that will tackle challenges such as artificial intelligence and complex financial calculations. And it's opening up lower level programming access that it expects will lead to a better foundation for those applications.

Much of the software will be written using open-source technology that outsiders can contribute to and benefit from, IBM said in a statement, adding the improvements will "lead to a 100x speedup."

[...] IBM's quantum computing road map encompasses hardware and software improvements.

In coming years, IBM expects to add application modules and services to make those chores easier to tackle. At the lower level, it'll offer steady improvements in circuit technology through 2026.

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IBM Promises 1000-Qubit Quantum Computer

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @05:15PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @05:15PM (#1109352)

    Wake me when a quantum computer is used for some practical task besides finagling money out of investors.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @03:30AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @03:30AM (#1109499)

      They are hoping it will take their money 100x faster.

    • (Score: 2) by jimtheowl on Saturday February 06 2021, @04:17AM (1 child)

      by jimtheowl (5929) on Saturday February 06 2021, @04:17AM (#1109505)
      Wake up.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 07 2021, @06:30AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 07 2021, @06:30AM (#1109898)

        Lack of supporting evidence noted.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @08:48PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @08:48PM (#1109407)

    It's on my roadmap for the next year, along with exercising more often.

  • (Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Saturday February 06 2021, @01:06PM (1 child)

    by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Saturday February 06 2021, @01:06PM (#1109611) Journal

    It's not the software that needs the 100x improvement.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @05:58PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @05:58PM (#1109696)

    So there.

  • (Score: 1) by anubi on Sunday February 07 2021, @09:42AM (1 child)

    by anubi (2828) on Sunday February 07 2021, @09:42AM (#1109914) Journal

    What kind of language does one use to program these?

    All the languages I know are used for Von Neumann or Harvard machines. I get the idea a quantum machine runs on far different paradigms.

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    "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
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