Microsoft declares it will build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years



Microsoft released a roadmap for quantum computing on June 21, 2023 local time. In the published roadmap, Microsoft announced new services and functions such as '

Azure Quantum Elements ', which combines AI and quantum computers, and ' Copilot in Azure Quantum ', a generation AI specializing in quantum simulation. ``I'm thinking on the scale of years, not decades,'' about building a quantum supercomputer.

Accelerating scientific discovery with Azure Quantum - The Official Microsoft Blog
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/06/21/accelerating-scientific-discovery-with-azure-quantum/



Microsoft expects to build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/21/microsoft-expects-to-build-a-quantum-supercomputer-within-10-years/



Microsoft Says It Will Build a Quantum Supercomputer Within Ten Years | Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-says-it-will-build-a-quantum-supercomputer-within-ten-years

The new service 'Azure Quantum Elements' released by Microsoft is a service for researchers added to the company's quantum computing platform ' Azure Quantum ', and simulation and AI optimized for high performance computing (HPC). You can execute inference using existing quantum computers, calculations using existing quantum computers, etc. on the Azure platform.

According to Microsoft, by using 'Azure Quantum Elements', it is possible to greatly expand the scale of research, speed up chemical simulations by about 500,000 times, and improve accuracy by using AI. In particular, regarding speed improvement, Microsoft says, ``A 500,000-fold speedup is like compressing one year to one minute.''

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, said, ``We aim to usher in a new era in scientific discovery with Azure Quantum Elements, which integrates AI and quantum computing.Our goal is to bring chemistry and materials together. It is to compress research that would take 250 years in the field of engineering to 25 years.'




'Copilot in Azure Quantum' is an AI trained specifically to support quantum-related calculations and simulations. By using 'Copilot in Azure Quantum' when performing quantum simulations, it is said that it is possible to obtain code creation assistance, data visualization, guided answers to complex concepts, etc. Microsoft continues to launch AI-assisted services such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Security Copilot , 'just as Copilot for other Microsoft products is transforming software development, productivity and search.' , Copilot in Azure Quantum has the potential to transform scientific discovery, such as developing safer and more sustainable products, stimulating drug development, and solving environmental problems.'

In response to technological developments in quantum computing such as `` Azure Quantum Elements '' and `` Copilot in Azure Quantum '', Christa Suvor, vice president of advanced quantum development at Microsoft, said, ``There are still intermediate milestones to be achieved. It's a lot, but we're thinking of building a quantum supercomputer in years, not decades.'



In 2022, Microsoft

announced that it has the ability to create qubits using `` Majorana particles '', which are said to hold the key to the practical application of excellent quantum computers, and in 2023 it is necessary to build a quantum supercomputer. A peer-reviewed paper has been published showing the successful creation of a large Majorana qubit.

“We have finally reached the basic implementation level,” said Suvoor. “Current quantum machines are not reliable enough for practical use. Using not only physical qubits, but also logical qubits, it is possible to perform 1 million reliable quantum operations per second, with a failure rate of 1 in 1 trillion calculations. We need to develop an accurate quantum computer.'

According to Microsoft, the next step toward building a quantum supercomputer is 'creating hardware-protected qubits.' The created qubit is a fine qubit with one side of 10 microns or less, and it is said that it can perform ultra-high-speed calculation with the time required for one operation within 1 microsecond. Quantum computer development requires building smaller multi-qubit systems and demonstrating complete quantum systems.



Microsoft said, 'The development of quantum computing is opening up numerous opportunities for scientists and businesses to revolutionize many aspects of everyday life. Quantum computing technology is ushering in a new era of innovation and economic growth. We can open up,' he said.

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