Xanadu Launches Quantum Cloud Platform, Plans To Double Qubits Every 6 Months (venturebeat.com) 20
Earlier today, quantum computing startup Xanadu launched its quantum cloud platform, where developers can access the company's gate-based photonic quantum processors with 8-qubit or 12-qubit chips, with 24-qubit chips coming "in the next month of so." "The startup expects to 'roughly double' the number of qubits available in its cloud every six months," reports VentureBeat. "The hope is Xanadu Quantum Cloud will let businesses, developers, and researchers build novel solutions to problems in finance, quantum chemistry, machine learning, and graph analytics." From the report: Quantum computing leverages qubits (unlike bits that can only be in a state of 0 or 1, qubits can also be in a superposition of the two) to perform computations that would be much more difficult for a classical computer. Based in Toronto, Canada, Xanadu has been developing quantum computers based on photonics since its founding in September 2016. The choice of technology means Xanadu's quantum processors operate at room temperature (most other examples of quantum computing tech have to be cooled to very low temperatures) and can be integrated into existing fiber optic-based telecommunication infrastructure.
Xanadu is best known for the development of PennyLane, an open source software library for quantum machine learning, quantum computing, and quantum chemistry. The company also develops Strawberry Fields, its cross-platform Python library for simulating and executing programs on quantum photonic hardware. Both open source tools are available on GitHub, and they have a growing community fostering tutorials and educational materials for anyone interested in developing and experimenting with quantum applications.
Xanadu is best known for the development of PennyLane, an open source software library for quantum machine learning, quantum computing, and quantum chemistry. The company also develops Strawberry Fields, its cross-platform Python library for simulating and executing programs on quantum photonic hardware. Both open source tools are available on GitHub, and they have a growing community fostering tutorials and educational materials for anyone interested in developing and experimenting with quantum applications.
No relation to Ted Nelson's Xanadu project? (Score:2)
Curious about the trademark collision.
640 qubits... (Score:1)
...ought to be enough for anyone.
Ted Nelson promised and never delivered a mythical hyperlink world.
This other company actually delivers.
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I take it you've never been on the internet?
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Well XanaduSpace and OpenXanadu apparently. He also created a definition of transcopyright and some viewers like at perma.pub - not an expert but you do him a disservice. I met him long ago and did not get involved.. but his ideas are the basis of that stuff you are using to view slashdot right now. His concepts arose in part from trying to remember -- he carried around a ring of index cards to remember things. One of the original thinkers, I'd rather have 10 more of him than 1000 web component crap "produc
Related news (Score:2)
Researchers explore quantum computing to discover possible COVID-19 treatments [phys.org]
I have more faith in ... (Score:1)
... blockchain, which is precisely nil.
"Quantum computing," is not real yet.
Notice the bullshit:
- developers can access the company's gate-based photonic quantum processors
- based on photonics
- operate at room temperature
- can be integrated into existing fiber optic-based telecommunication infrastructure
- library for simulating and executing programs on quantum photonic hardware
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“There is one set of applications that is ideally suited to our cloud platform and our type of photonics, and that’s the quantum optical neural network,” Weedbrook said.
A "quantum optical neural network"! I think that's the maximum amount of snake oil you can compress into four words. I challenge anyone to do better. And with a generous 18 qubits as well. Truly a game changer.
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Yep, I did miss that one.
Quantum computing at room temperature.
Cold fusion, anyone?
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I think that's the maximum amount of snake oil you can compress into four words.
quantum deepfake blockchain learning
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''Notice the bullshit:
- developers can access the company's gate-based photonic quantum processors
- based on photonics
- operate at room temperature
- can be integrated into existing fiber optic-based telecommunication infrastructure
- library for simulating and executing programs on quantum photonic hardware
-''
Yea does reek of feces. One has to wonder how any library used for binary computation can be used on a quantum processor other than for error correction [dependent upon the time of location of the proce
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I'm wondering in simple fucking hell how to deal with quantum jiggle at room temperature.
And "gates?" Kinda like binary gates? And photonics that travel down fiber-optic?
It's a scam.
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''And "gates?" Kinda like binary gates? ''
Except the gates are yes, no, yes and no.. and possibly any combination.. dependent upon the observer [or if, when or where they may be observed..maybe]. The cats are dead and alive... or both.. I guess..
Makes perfect sense to me.. where's the git with the code
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Points:
Quantum mechanics is physics and has been around since the big bang. Humans did not invent it. It's been working all this time.
"Observation," in the context of quantum physics is the same as "measurement." Measurements are made when a quantum interacts with any other quantum. If a photon hits a dust particle 17 million light-years from here, that's a measurement.
Humans ain't got shit to do with it. However, what's important is that when we DO "look," we are using instruments in the Classical physics
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''If a photon hits a dust particle 17 million light-years from here, that's a measurement.''
Not until the measurement is observed. And, that's according do the standard model, And, dependent upon when, where and IF the particle is observed.
Basically, our standard model is designed for our ability to understand it. Gravity is a perfect example. Particle physics, that's just the devil dealing results designed to negate any experiment.
I plan to double my income every 6 months. (Score:2)
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I mean, there was a period of time when 6 months of your income was double the previous 6 months' income. The question is how many many such events can you generate in your lifetime.
superposition, eh? (Score:2)
can you divide by [0|1]? need another programming language, I guess. I know, just define a new constant that is the superposition of 0 and 1 akin to the root of -1 and bobs your uncle! There is a precedent for uncomputable numbers so why not this! Maybe an asymptote are just a orthogonal turn into a dimension we are not equipped to detect.
Plans to double? (Score:2)