Quantum Computing, Encryption and Communication

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DARPA-Funded Research Leads to Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 - A team of researchers working on DARPA's Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program has created the first-ever quantum circuit with logical quantum bits (qubits), a k

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A team of researchers working on DARPA's Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program has created the first-ever quantum circuit with logical quantum bits (qubits), a key discovery that could accelerate fault-tolerant quantum computing and revolutionize concepts for designing quantum computer processors.

 

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IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction

Company now expects useful error-corrected qubits by the end of the decade.

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[FilibertoRichmond]

The achievement of creating the first-ever quantum circuit with logical qubits is a significant milestone. DARPA's ONISQ program seems to be pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the world of quantum computing.

 

[Snowdo]

The potential for fault-tolerant quantum computing and the impact on quantum processor design concepts is indeed revolutionary. Quantum computing has the power to transform various industries, from cryptography to materials science.
If you're interested in diving deeper into the world of quantum computing and understanding the building blocks of qubits, you can check out quantumai.co for more insights.
Thanks for sharing this exciting development, and it's incredible to witness the advancements in quantum technology!

 

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Computing News

Scientists build mass-producible miniature quantum memory element

Researchers at the University of Basel have built a quantum memory element based on atoms in a tiny glass cell. In the future, such quantum memories could be mass-produced on a wafer.

phys.org

Chameleon AI program classifies objects in satellite images faster

A new AI program can train neural networks using just a handful of images to rapidly characterize in satellite and drone data new objects such as ocean debris, deforestation zones, urban areas and more.

phys.org

New tech addresses augmented reality's privacy problem

An emergency room doctor using augmented reality could save precious seconds by quickly checking a patient's vitals or records. But the doctor could also unintentionally pull information for someone else in the room, breaching privacy and health care laws.

techxplore.com

DeepMind's AI system AlphaGeometry able to solve complex geometry problems at a high level

A team of AI researchers at Google's DeepMind, working with a colleague from New York University, has developed an AI system called AlphaGeometry that has demonstrated an ability to solve complex geometry problems at a high level.

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Scientists compute with light inside hair-thin optical fiber

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have found a powerful new way to program optical circuits that are critical to the delivery of future technologies such as unhackable communications networks and ultrafast quantum computers.

phys.org

A simple technique to defend ChatGPT against jailbreak attacks

Large language models (LLMs), deep learning-based models trained to generate, summarize, translate and process written texts, have gained significant attention after the release of Open AI's conversational platform ChatGPT. While ChatGPT and similar platforms are now widely used for a wide range...

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Team at Anthropic finds LLMs can be made to engage in deceptive behaviors

A team of AI experts at Anthropic, the group behind the chatbot Claude, has found that LLMs can be exploited to engage in deceptive behavior with general users. They have published a paper describing their research into the problem on the arXiv preprint server.

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Team develops a new deepfake detector designed to be less biased

The image spoke for itself. University at Buffalo computer scientist and deepfake expert Siwei Lyu created a photo collage out of the hundreds of faces that his detection algorithms had incorrectly classified as fake—and the new composition clearly had a predominantly darker skin tone.

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A new approach to realize highly efficient, high-dimensional quantum memories

Many physicists and engineers have been trying to develop highly efficient quantum technologies that can perform similar functions to conventional electronics leveraging quantum mechanical effects. This includes high-dimensional quantum memories, storage devices with a greater information...

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Zeroing in on the origins of bias in large language models

When artificial intelligence models pore over hundreds of gigabytes of training data to learn the nuances of language, they also imbibe the biases woven into the texts.

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Quantum Key Distribution achieves a new milestone over 100 km

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2024 - In a significant leap for quantum cryptography, the Technical University of Denmark's researchers have extended the reach of secure quantum communication. By utilizing Continuous Variable Quantum Ke

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The link between quantum computing and black holes:

View: https://youtu.be/laGXRs9Ce70?si=ctFXZSAqR6m_OqMv