IBM, AMD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory launch quantum error correction platform

IBM, AMD and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on Thursday launched a joint platform aimed at ​solving quantum computing machines' tendency to make ‌errors. Quantum computers harness the behavior of subatomic particles to solve problems conventional machines cannot. However, their calculations are ​extremely fragile and prone to mistakes. The new platform pairs IBM's ⁠quantum computers, including its most powerful quantum chip, ​the 120-qubit Nighthawk, with ORNL's Umbra supercomputer powered ​by AMD's Instinct graphics processors and EPYC central processors Qubits are the fundamental units of information in a quantum computer Together, ​the systems let researchers test ways to spot ​and fix quantum errors, combining classical and quantum computing resources ‌to ⁠advance error correction. Read More: Authorities tighten restrictions on data centres amid AI boom The effort supports a US Department of Energy goal to build a scientifically useful quantum computer by late 2028. IBM said ongoing ​experiments are ​roughly 230 ⁠times short of that target The platform will connect to the Oak Ridge Leadership ​Computing Facility in Ten.nessee, allowing researchers ​to ⁠study tighter integration between quantum and classical computing resources In May, IBM said it plans to invest more than $10 ⁠billion ​in quantum computing as it ​aims to build the first large-scale quantum computer by 2029.