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The Star
2 days ago
- Business
- The Star
IBM claims 'real world' edge in quantum computing race
SAN FRANCISCO: Technology veteran IBM on June 10 laid out a plan to have a "practical" quantum computer tackling big problems before the end of this decade. Current quantum computers are still experimental and face significant challenges, including high error rates. Companies like IBM, Google, and others are working to build more stable and scalable quantum systems. Real-world innovations that quantum computing has the potential to tackle include developing better fuels, materials, pharmaceuticals, or even new elements. However, delivering on that promise has always seemed some way off. IBM insists that it is now closer than ever and can map out the path toward having a quantum system that can fulfill actual use cases. This breakthrough comes thanks to a system being built in a data center in Poughkeepsie, New York, which IBM billed as a pioneering move toward making quantum an everyday work tool. The company's "Starling" quantum computer, targeted for completion in four years, will serve as the foundation for a next-generation machine ready by 2033 that will be dramatically more powerful in terms of the complexity of the problems it can tackle. "You've probably heard people talk about all these things, but we actually have plans for how to build it," IBM fellow and director of quantum systems Jerry Chow told AFP. The performance leap by Starling from today's systems will be on par with the jump from flip phones to smartphones, according to the company. Chow credited an innovative way to correct errors and ramp up fault tolerance with clearing the way for Starling. "People talk about error correction from the point of view of it being the Holy Grail," Chow said. "That really is the thing that is necessary to drive solutions at scale." While hailing IBM's "significant advancement," Gartner analyst Mark Horvath noted that challenges remain despite the milestone and said real-world applications for quantum systems remain "somewhat theoretical." Quantum AI? After several dashed predictions, quantum computing is accelerating rapidly. US tech giants, startups, banks, and pharmaceutical companies are pouring investments into this revolutionary technology. IBM announced plans in April to invest US$150bil (RM 635.99bil) in the United States over five years, including US$30bil (RM 127.19bil) earmarked for research and development to bolster manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers. IBM has also outlined a "quantum-centric supercomputing" vision that involves using the new technology to augment traditional computer resources, letting each play to its strengths. If all goes to plan, quantum computing could start hitting its stride as generative artificial intelligence (AI) improves at breakneck speed, giving it incredible processing power. "The potential is tremendous," Chow said. Ever more powerful Quantum computers already operate today. IBM claims its quantum services have generated sales of US$1bil (RM4.24bil), though current applications remain limited mainly to research. While classical computing relies on bits – the smallest, most basic unit of digital information – with just two states (0 or 1), quantum computing harnesses so-called qubits with infinite possible states. The "Bluejay" system, slated for completion four years after the "Starling" in 2033, will operate with 2,000 logical qubits and a billion "quantum gates" – a technical reference to operations or parts of a problem it can handle, according to IBM. Each added qubit theoretically doubles computing capacity, allowing quantum computers to analyze countless possibilities simultaneously, solving in minutes what might take millions of years classically. "This is the most exciting thing that I can be spending my time on," said Chow, who has worked on quantum at IBM for 15 years. "We get to redefine what computation looks like for the future." IBM – which has trailed Microsoft, Amazon, and Google for classic computing products in recent years – claims the world's largest fleet of quantum computing systems. Google late last year showed off a new quantum computing chip that it said could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. Its custom chip called "Willow" does in minutes what it would take leading supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete, according to the search engine giant. Tech giant Microsoft in February unveiled its own quantum computer chip, Majorana 1, saying it made the technology more reliable for real-world use. – AFP
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
IBM claims 'real world' edge in quantum computing race
San Francisco: Technology veteran IBM on Tuesday laid out a plan to have a "practical" quantum computer tackling big problems before the end of this decade. Current quantum computers are still experimental and face significant challenges, including high error rates. Companies like IBM, Google, and others are working to build more stable and scalable quantum systems. Real-world innovations that quantum computing has the potential to tackle include developing better fuels, materials, pharmaceuticals, or even new elements. However, delivering on that promise has always seemed some way off. IBM insists that it is now closer than ever and can map out the path toward having a quantum system that can fulfill actual use cases. This breakthrough comes thanks to a system being built in a data center in Poughkeepsie, New York, which IBM billed as a pioneering move toward making quantum an everyday work tool. The company's "Starling" quantum computer, targeted for completion in four years, will serve as the foundation for a next-generation machine ready by 2033 that will be dramatically more powerful in terms of the complexity of the problems it can tackle. "You've probably heard people talk about all these things, but we actually have plans for how to build it," IBM fellow and director of quantum systems Jerry Chow told AFP. The performance leap by Starling from today's systems will be on par with the jump from flip phones to smartphones, according to the company. Chow credited an innovative way to correct errors and ramp up fault tolerance with clearing the way for Starling. "People talk about error correction from the point of view of it being the Holy Grail," Chow said. "That really is the thing that is necessary to drive solutions at scale." While hailing IBM's "significant advancement," Gartner analyst Mark Horvath noted that challenges remain despite the milestone and said real-world applications for quantum systems remain "somewhat theoretical." Quantum AI? After several dashed predictions, quantum computing is accelerating rapidly. US tech giants, startups, banks, and pharmaceutical companies are pouring investments into this revolutionary technology. IBM announced plans in April to invest $150 billion in the United States over five years, including $30 billion earmarked for research and development to bolster manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers. IBM has also outlined a "quantum-centric supercomputing" vision that involves using the new technology to augment traditional computer resources, letting each play to its strengths. If all goes to plan, quantum computing could start hitting its stride as generative artificial intelligence (AI) improves at breakneck speed, giving it incredible processing power. "The potential is tremendous," Chow said. Ever More Powerful Quantum computers already operate today. IBM claims its quantum services have generated sales of $1 billion, though current applications remain limited mainly to research. While classical computing relies on bits -- the smallest, most basic unit of digital information -- with just two states (0 or 1), quantum computing harnesses so-called qubits with infinite possible states. The "Bluejay" system, slated for completion four years after the "Starling" in 2033, will operate with 2,000 logical qubits and a billion "quantum gates" -- a technical reference to operations or parts of a problem it can handle, according to IBM. Each added qubit theoretically doubles computing capacity, allowing quantum computers to analyze countless possibilities simultaneously, solving in minutes what might take millions of years classically. "This is the most exciting thing that I can be spending my time on," said Chow, who has worked on quantum at IBM for 15 years. "We get to redefine what computation looks like for the future." IBM -- which has trailed Microsoft, Amazon, and Google for classic computing products in recent years -- claims the world's largest fleet of quantum computing systems. Google late last year showed off a new quantum computing chip that it said could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. Its custom chip called "Willow" does in minutes what it would take leading supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete, according to the search engine giant. Tech giant Microsoft in February unveiled its own quantum computer chip, Majorana 1, saying it made the technology more reliable for real-world use.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
IBM Starling: 20,000X Faster Than Today's Quantum Computers
IBM quantum computers Today IBM released a roadmap to Starling, a quantum computer with 20,000 times the processing power of today's quantum computers. Starling won't be built until 2029, but IBM says they've cracked the toughest problems on the path, and that this roadmap is trustworthy. A key breakthrough: 14X better error correction, which solves one of the most challenging problems in quantum computing: quantum decoherence. IBM will have a fully fault tolerant large-scale quantum computer by 2029, IBM fellow and director of quantum systems Jerry Chow told me on the TechFirst podcast. 'We really have a path to make this viable in this timescale." IBM is aiming high. Until today, the company says, a clear path to building a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer without unrealistic engineering overhead has not been published. Starling will be such a computer, and Blue Jay, the next quantum computer in IBM's roadmap, will have 2,000 logical qubits, and could run a billion quantum operations effectively instantly. 'Our expertise across mathematics, physics, and engineering is paving the way for a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer — one that will solve real-world challenges and unlock immense possibilities for business,' says Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM. One of the key innovations is better error correction. Today's quantum computers can require 10,000 physical qubits to form a single logical qubit that is fault-tolerant enough to run meaningful operations. IBM's new error correction system, first unveiled in Nature magazine in 2024, reduces the number of physical qubits required by about 90%. The result is that instead of needing millions of physical qubits for a useful quantum computer, IBM is aiming to achieve a ratio of hundreds or perhaps thousands of physical qubits per logical qubit. That's a massive improvement: even a quantum leap, if the company can pull it off. IBM's path to Starling is iterative and grounded in hardware milestones: Another innovation is a novel way of interlinking qubits in a three-dimensional matrix that Chow likened to a physical neural network, where qubits are connected like neurons in a brain, enabling richer and more scalable interactions. IBM's new quantum computers will use a much more complex 3D lattice connection that increases the ... More number of connections between qubits. In addition, Chow told me IBM is getting less and less bespoke in its processes for building quantum computers. That means the company is taking steps towards mass manufacturing, another key step to making quantum computers less science experiment and more standard engineering and production problem. 'I've been working with superconducting qubits since 2005, and it's always been a rather bespoke process of design,' he says. 'You simulate, you design, and you lay out by hand, and simulate … but then over time we've really developed a lot of the toolboxes that you'd need for advanced manufacturing methods, advanced simulation methods to really get parameters close to first-time-right.' As projected, Starling will be so massively capable that to represent its computational state would require the memory of more than a quindecillion of the world's most powerful supercomputers, IBM says. A quindecillion is a 1 followed by 48 zeros. To make that make sense, think of counting to one quindecillion. At one number per second, it would take longer than the age of the universe. It gets worse: if you had a quindecillion dollars, and spent a trillion dollars every second, you'd still be spending for longer than the universe has existed. In other words, this is quantum supremacy: the point where a quantum computer can perform a calculation that is practically impossible for any classical computer to do in a reasonable amount of time. That means Starling would enable transformative progress in domains like: • Drug discovery • Advanced materials • Battery chemistry • Optimization problems Of course, to make that reality, there's at least four long years of hard work. Time will tell if IBM Quantum can deliver on this promised roadmap.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
IBM claims 'real world' edge in quantum computing race
Technology veteran IBM on Tuesday laid out a plan to have a "practical" quantum computer tackling big problems before the end of this decade. Current quantum computers are still experimental and face significant challenges, including high error rates. Companies like IBM, Google, and others are working to build more stable and scalable quantum systems. Real-world innovations that quantum computing has the potential to tackle include developing better fuels, materials, pharmaceuticals, or even new elements. However, delivering on that promise has always seemed some way off. 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This breakthrough comes thanks to a system being built in a data center in Poughkeepsie, New York, which IBM billed as a pioneering move toward making quantum an everyday work tool. Live Events The company's "Starling" quantum computer, targeted for completion in four years, will serve as the foundation for a next-generation machine ready by 2033 that will be dramatically more powerful in terms of the complexity of the problems it can tackle. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories "You've probably heard people talk about all these things, but we actually have plans for how to build it," IBM fellow and director of quantum systems Jerry Chow told AFP. The performance leap by Starling from today's systems will be on par with the jump from flip phones to smartphones, according to the company. Chow credited an innovative way to correct errors and ramp up fault tolerance with clearing the way for Starling. "People talk about error correction from the point of view of it being the Holy Grail," Chow said. "That really is the thing that is necessary to drive solutions at scale." While hailing IBM's "significant advancement," Gartner analyst Mark Horvath noted that challenges remain despite the milestone and said real-world applications for quantum systems remain "somewhat theoretical." Quantum AI ? After several dashed predictions, quantum computing is accelerating rapidly. US tech giants, startups, banks, and pharmaceutical companies are pouring investments into this revolutionary technology. IBM announced plans in April to invest $150 billion in the United States over five years, including $30 billion earmarked for research and development to bolster manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers. IBM has also outlined a "quantum-centric supercomputing" vision that involves using the new technology to augment traditional computer resources, letting each play to its strengths. If all goes to plan, quantum computing could start hitting its stride as generative artificial intelligence (AI) improves at breakneck speed, giving it incredible processing power. "The potential is tremendous," Chow said. Ever more powerful Quantum computers already operate today. IBM claims its quantum services have generated sales of $1 billion, though current applications remain limited mainly to research. While classical computing relies on bits -- the smallest, most basic unit of digital information -- with just two states (0 or 1), quantum computing harnesses so-called qubits with infinite possible states. The "Bluejay" system, slated for completion four years after the "Starling" in 2033, will operate with 2,000 logical qubits and a billion "quantum gates" -- a technical reference to operations or parts of a problem it can handle, according to IBM. Each added qubit theoretically doubles computing capacity, allowing quantum computers to analyze countless possibilities simultaneously, solving in minutes what might take millions of years classically. "This is the most exciting thing that I can be spending my time on," said Chow, who has worked on quantum at IBM for 15 years. "We get to redefine what computation looks like for the future." IBM -- which has trailed Microsoft, Amazon , and Google for classic computing products in recent years -- claims the world's largest fleet of quantum computing systems. Google late last year showed off a new quantum computing chip that it said could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. Its custom chip called "Willow" does in minutes what it would take leading supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete, according to the search engine giant. Tech giant Microsoft in February unveiled its own quantum computer chip, Majorana 1, saying it made the technology more reliable for real-world use.
