Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab
{{Short description|Joint initiative to pioneer research on how quantum computing might help with machine learning}}
{{update|date=June 2018}}
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 might help with machine learning and other difficult computer science problems. The lab is hosted at NASA's Ames Research Center.{{cite web|url=http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2013/05/launching-quantum-artificial.html|title = Launching the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab|last = Neven|first = Hartmut|date = May 16, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014|publisher = Google Research}}{{cite web|url = http://www.nas.nasa.gov/quantum/|title = QuAIL Home|access-date = February 11, 2014|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150310044853/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/quantum/|archive-date = March 10, 2015}}
History
The Quantum AI Lab was announced by Google Research in a blog post on May 16, 2013.{{cite magazine|url = http://www.technologyreview.com/news/514846/google-and-nasa-launch-quantum-computing-ai-lab/|title = Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI Lab: The Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab will use the most advanced commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave Two.|last = Choi|first = Charles|date = May 16, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014|magazine = Technology Review|archive-date = November 12, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021043/https://www.technologyreview.com/news/514846/google-and-nasa-launch-quantum-computing-ai-lab/|url-status = dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/05/24/google-nasa-computer/2358423/|title = Google, NASA take a 'quantum leap' with new computer|newspaper = USA Today|date = May 24, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014}} At the time of launch, the Lab was using the most advanced commercially available quantum computer, D-Wave Two from D-Wave Systems.
On October 10, 2013, Google released a short film describing the current state of the Quantum AI Lab.{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/a-sneak-peak-inside-google-and-nasas-new-quantum-ai-la-1444007785|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011220426/http://io9.com/a-sneak-peak-inside-google-and-nasas-new-quantum-ai-la-1444007785|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2013|title = A sneak peak inside Google and NASA's new quantum AI lab|last = Dvorsky|first = George|date = October 11, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014|publisher = io9}}{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57607000-93/google-reveals-the-state-of-its-quantum-lab-in-short-film/|title = Google reveals the state of its quantum lab in short film: The multiverse, physicist Richard Feynman, lobsters, and quantum tunneling all make appearances in Google's short documentary about its Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab.|last = Rosenblatt|first = Seth|date = October 10, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014|work = CNet}}
On October 18, 2013, Google announced that it had incorporated quantum physics into Minecraft.{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/+QuantumAILab/posts/grMbaaDGChH|title = qCraft: Quantum Physics In Minecraft
|publisher = Google Quantum A.I. Lab Team|date = October 18, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/20/4859548/googles-quantum-ai-lab-minecraft-quantum-physics|title = Google's Quantum AI Lab adds quantum physics to Minecraft|last = Hamburger|first = Ellis|date = October 20, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014|website = The Verge}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/10/18/qcraft_google_quantum_ai_lab_s_minecraft_mod_introduces_gamers_to_quantum.html|title = Google Is Teaching Quantum Physics to Minecraft Addicts|last = Oremus|first = Will|magazine = Slate Magazine|date = October 18, 2013|access-date = February 11, 2014}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/+QuantumAILab/posts/DymNo8DzAYi|title = Where do we stand on benchmarking the D-Wave 2?|publisher = Google Quantum A. I. Lab Team|date = January 19, 2014|access-date = February 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/21/dwave_benchmark_flunked_or_wrong_test/|title = Boffin benchmark battle after D-Wave quantum kit crawls in test: D-Wave protests methods used to clock DW2 100 times slower than classical computers|last = Chrigwin|first = Richard|date = January 21, 2014|access-date = February 11, 2014|website = The Register}}{{cite web|url = http://thinkingmachineblog.net/google-quantum-a-i-lab-update-on-the-d-wave-2-quantum-computer/|title = Google Quantum A.I. Lab Update on the D-Wave 2 Quantum Computer|last = Van Dusen|first = Augustus|date = January 21, 2014|publisher = Thinking Machine Blog|access-date = February 12, 2014|archive-date = October 13, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211013161813/https://thinkingmachineblog.net/bermain-judi-online-kini-lebih-mudah-dengan-android/|url-status = dead}}
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.{{cite news|title=Google+ Post|url=https://plus.google.com/+QuantumAILab/posts/UcWGvc9Y6dU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618203744/https://plus.google.com/+QuantumAILab/posts/UcWGvc9Y6dU|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-06-18|access-date=18 June 2017}}
On the 23rd of October 2019, the Quantum AI Lab announced in a paper that it had achieved quantum supremacy.{{cite journal|title = Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor
|publisher = Nature Journal|date = October 23, 2019|doi = 10.1038/s41586-019-1666-5
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Present
On December 09, 2024 Google Introduced Willow, describing it as a "state-of-the-art quantum chip". Google claims that this new chip takes just five minutes to solve a problem that the world fastest computers take ten septillion years. Ten septillion years is more than the Age of Universe.{{Cite web |title=Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791ng0zvl3o |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}
However, experts say Willow is, for now, a largely experimental device. A quantum computer powerful enough to solve a wide range of real-world problems is still years - and billions of dollars - away.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip |url=https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Google |language=en-us}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ti.arc.nasa.gov/tech/dash/groups/physics/quail/}} (NASA)
- {{Official website|www.usra.edu/quantum/}} (USRA)
- {{Official website|https://ai.google/research/}} (Google)
- {{Official Website | https://ai.google/research/teams/applied-science/quantum-ai/}} (Google Quantum AI)
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