IBM Quantum Summit 2023: Major Announcements on Quantum Utility
Thrilled by hardware and software advances toward quantum utility
IBM Quantum Summit 2023
I am thrilled and honored by the major announcements from IBM Quantum Summit 2023! 🚀
Key highlights advancing quantum utility:
Hardware Breakthroughs:
- IBM Heron chip: 3-5x device performance improvement over Eagle
- IBM Condor: 1,121-processor system demonstrating scaling solutions
- IBM Quantum System Two: Now operational at Yorktown Lab with 3 Heron processors
Software Innovations:
- Qiskit 1.0: Scheduled February release with improvements in circuit construction, compilation times, and memory consumption
- Quantum Serverless: Beta deployment for scaled pattern execution
- AI Integration: Automated code development via watsonx and enhanced transpiler tools
Vision: Extended roadmap through 2033
Academic and industry partners from University of Tokyo, Argonne National Lab, BasQ, and others showcased utility-scale quantum applications.
This represents tremendous progress toward realizing the full potential of quantum computing!
Context: In response to Jay Gambetta’s post about IBM Quantum Summit 2023 announcements, highlighting hardware and software advances toward quantum utility.
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Juan Cruz-Benito
AI for Quantum Product Owner & Engineering Manager
Building the convergence of AI and Quantum Computing. Product Owner & Engineering Manager @ IBM Quantum