Researchers at Google’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab have proposed a law that points to the possibility of a quantum singularity.

Researchers Think Quantum Computing May Be a Step Closer to Reality

All tech-savvy people have heard of Moore’s Law, which states the power of classic computers doubles every 18 months to 2 years. The production of smaller and smaller chips has kept Moore’s Law accurate, even though the real power of computing has not increased much.

In May of this year, Hartmund Neven introduced Neven’s Law at the Google Quantum Spring Symposium. Moore’s Law was based on binary bits, whereas Neven’s Law involves qubits, which is double the output of traditional computers. The “doubly exponential” rate of quantum computing is a goal of Google’s. It has been a leader in funding and pursuing quantum advances.

An article in analyticsindiamag.com explains the law as being based on an assumption of what Google was able to do within a year. The team has made quick advancements in the scale of the processors they can build at their facility. Late last year, their best processor functioned at the same level as a laptop. Today, Google’s Cloud computing platform has tested the quantum processor and is finding astounding results.

Associate Editor Tia Ghose sums up the announcement of Neven’s Law in livescience.com:

“The era of quantum supremacy is nigh.”

Quantum computers, which make calculations with entangled particles, or qubits, will soon overtake their conventional counterparts and run much faster. A fascinating article in Quanta Magazine explains Neven’s Law and details the research supporting it.

“It looks like nothing is happening, nothing is happening, and then whoops, suddenly you’re in a different world,” Neven told Quanta’s Kevin Hartnett. “That’s what we’re experiencing here.”

Major tech players in the world, including governments and corporations, are putting huge amounts of investments behind research to ready quantum computing for use. The winner of the quantum race will be able to protect the world’s electric grids, defense systems, dam operations and more. However, if terrorists gain control of quantum computing, that could lead to disaster. Hence, governments are working to get ahead of the competition to protect their citizens.

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