Majorana 1, the world’s first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) powered by a Topological Core designed to scale to a million qubits on a single chip, and built with a breakthrough class of materials called a topoconductor, marks a transformative leap toward practical quantum computing.
As we look toward the next 12 months, the pace of quantum research and development is only going to accelerate, making this a critical and catalyzing time for business leaders to act.
Today, Microsoft is announcing a critical breakthrough that advances the field of quantum computing by improving the logical error rate by 800x when compared to the error rate on corresponding physical qubits, thus creating the most reliable logical qubits to date.
The technological landscape can evolve quickly, and early adoption of governance and risk mitigation measures sets a critical foundation for future innovation.
Announcing the Microsoft Quantum team achieved a major milestone toward that vision, using advanced AI to screen over 32 million candidates to discover and synthesize a new material that holds the potential for better batteries—the first real-life example of many that will be achieved in a new era of scientific discovery driven by AI.