More or Less: Behind the Stats   /     Are quantum computers already super-powerful?

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Google claim their latest quantum computer chip is able to process something in five minutes it would take a normal computer 10 septillion years to figure out.As this is a massive amount longer than the entire history of the known universe, that seems to suggest the chip is extremely powerful. But when you understand what’s going on, the claim doesn’t seem quite so impressive. Dr Peter Leek, a quantum computer scientist from Oxford University, explains the key context. Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Andrew Garratt Editor: Richard Vadon

Subtitle
We investigate what a big claim about the speed of a quantum chip really means
Duration
538
Publishing date
2025-02-01 06:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0kncxv4
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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