The Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab (also called the Quantum AI Lab or QuAIL) is a joint initiative of
NASA,
Universities Space Research Association, and
Google (specifically, Google Research) whose goal is to pioneer research on how
quantum computing
Quantum computing is a type of computation whose operations can harness the phenomena of quantum mechanics, such as superposition, interference, and entanglement. Devices that perform quantum computations are known as quantum computers. Though ...
might help with
machine learning and other difficult computer science problems. The lab is hosted at NASA's
Ames Research Center.
History
The Quantum AI Lab was announced by Google Research in a blog post on May 16, 2013.
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On May 20, 2013, it was announced that people could apply to use time on the D-Wave Two at the Lab.][
On October 10, 2013, Google released a short film describing the current state of the Quantum AI Lab.
On October 18, 2013, Google announced that it had incorporated ]quantum physics
Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, qua ...
into '' Minecraft''.
In January 2014, Google reported results comparing the performance of the D-Wave Two in the lab with that of classical computers. The results were ambiguous and provoked heated discussion on the Internet.
On 2 September 2014, it was announced that the Quantum AI Lab, in partnership with UC Santa Barbara, would be launching an initiative to create quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics.
On the 23rd of October 2019, the Quantum AI Lab announced in a paper that it had achieved quantum supremacy
In quantum computing, quantum supremacy or quantum advantage is the goal of demonstrating that a programmable quantum device can solve a problem that no classical computer can solve in any feasible amount of time (irrespective of the usefulness of ...
.
See also
* Artificial intelligence
* Glossary of artificial intelligence
* Google Brain
* Google X
References
External links
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* (USRA)
* (Google)
* (Google Quantum AI)
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