Some physicists are skeptical about Microsoft's claims of achieving a quantum computing breakthrough with Majorana 1, citing the lack of detailed evidence
With its ‘topological’ quantum computers, Microsoft aims to reach useful scales faster than competing technologies
Scientific American Davide Castelvecchi
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Discussion
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@stagefright
Ilija
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Give in-house scientists a break, they must consult with the ip lawyers, before making a discovery [embedded post]
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@castelvecchi
Davide Castelvecchi
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No, the paper Microsoft published in @nature.com yesterday did not prove the existence a topological qubit — contrary to what you may have read in some other places — www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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@lizziegibney
Elizabeth Gibney
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By far the most informative and nuanced take you will get on today's quantum computer announcement from Microsoft, by @castelvecchi.bsky.social in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... ⚛️🧪
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@annamerlan
Anna Merlan
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Ah okay upon two seconds of inspection and some feedback from people smarter than me: it's because this story is a bit breathless and the claims in the press release have not been backed up with evidence as yet www.nature.com/articles/d41... [embedded post]
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@steveashleyplus
Steven Ashley
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Microsoft claims it created the 1st ‘topological qubits.’ Topology-based quantum info storage shld be easier to build at scale b/c it shld better protect against noise, but MS only published intermediate results — not the proof of their existence... (N) https://www.nature.com/...
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@aguadoquantum
Ramon Aguado
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Let's be clear: Microsoft has not demonstrated a single qubit (topological or otherwise) or even any irrefutable proof of Majoranas in their device https://www.nature.com/...
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r/Physics
r
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FAQ on Microsoft's topological qubit thing