"We have just entered the age of quantum supremacy, a new study suggests.
For the first time, a quantum computer has solved a problem that a traditional computer, for all practical purposes, cannot, researchers reported today (Oct. 23) in the journal Nature. "
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"A computation that would take 10,000 years on a classical supercomputer took 200 seconds on our quantum computer," study co-author Brooks Foxen, a graduate student researcher in physics at Google AI Quantum in Mountain View and the University of California, Santa Barbara, said in a statement.
"It is likely that the classical simulation time, currently estimated at 10,000 years, will be reduced by improved classical hardware and algorithms, but, since we are currently 1.5 trillion times faster, we feel comfortable laying claim to this achievement," Foxen added."
They put it up against Summit, the world's most powerful supercomputer.
It took the quantum computer 3 minutes. It would have taken Summit 10k years. This is it baby, the singularity is on the way!
