{"id":475865,"date":"2022-07-19T15:47:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ibm-unveils-a-bold-new-quantum-error-mitigation-strategy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:47:40","slug":"ibm-unveils-a-bold-new-quantum-error-mitigation-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ibm-unveils-a-bold-new-quantum-error-mitigation-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"#IBM unveils a bold new \u2018quantum error mitigation\u2019 strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fda27afd57\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fda27afd57\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ibm-unveils-a-bold-new-quantum-error-mitigation-strategy\/#%E2%80%9CIBM_unveils_a_bold_new_%E2%80%98quantum_error_mitigation_strategy%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;IBM unveils a bold new \u2018quantum error mitigation\u2019 strategy&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ibm-unveils-a-bold-new-quantum-error-mitigation-strategy\/#Greetings_humanoids\" >Greetings, humanoids<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIBM_unveils_a_bold_new_%E2%80%98quantum_error_mitigation_strategy%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;IBM unveils a bold new \u2018quantum error mitigation\u2019 strategy&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            IBM today announced a new strategy for the implementation of several \u201cerror mitigation\u201d techniques designed to bring about the era of fault-tolerant quantum computers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Up front: <\/b>Anyone still clinging to the notion that quantum circuits are too noisy for useful computing is about to be disillusioned.<\/p>\n<p>A decade ago, the idea of a working quantum computing system seemed far-fetched to most of us. Today, researchers around the world connect to IBM\u2019s cloud-based quantum systems with such frequency that, according to IBM\u2019s director of quantum infrastructure, some three billion quantum circuits are completed every day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper neural channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img class=\"js-lazy\" https:=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/src=\" https:=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<h2 class=\"channel-cta-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greetings_humanoids\"><\/span>Greetings, humanoids<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter now for a weekly recap of our favorite AI stories in your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>IBM and other companies are already using quantum <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to do things that either couldn\u2019t be done by classical binary computers or would take too much time or energy. But there\u2019s still a lot of work to be done.<\/p>\n<p>The dream is to create a useful, fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of demonstrating clear <i>quantum advantage <\/i><span>\u2014 the point where quantum processors are capable of doing things that classical ones simply cannot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Background:<\/b><\/span><span> Here at Neural, we identified quantum computing as the most important technology of 2022 and that\u2019s unlikely to change as we continue the perennial march forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The short and long of it is that quantum computing promises to do away with our current computational limits. Rather than replacing the CPU or GPU, it\u2019ll add the QPU (quantum processing unit) to our tool belt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What this means is up to the individual use case. Most of us don\u2019t need quantum computers because our day-to-day problems aren\u2019t that difficult. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But, for industries such as banking, energy, and security, the existence of new technologies capable of solving problems more complex than today\u2019s technology can represents a paradigm shift the likes of which we may not have seen since the advent of steam power. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you can imagine a magical machine capable of increasing efficiency across numerous high-impact domains \u2014 it could save time, money, and energy at scales that could ultimately affect\u00a0every human on Earth \u2014 then you can understand why IBM and others are so keen on building QPUs that demonstrate quantum advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>The problem:<\/b><\/span><span> Building pieces of hardware capable of manipulating quantum mechanics as a method by which to perform a computation is, as you can imagine, very hard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>IBM\u2019s spent the past decade or so figuring out how to solve the foundational problems plaguing the field \u2014 to include the basic infrastructure, cooling, and power source requirements necessary just to get started in the labs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Today, IBM\u2019s quantum roadmap shows just how far the industry has come:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1386481 aligncenter js-lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"923\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" https:=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-1592x896.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1386481 aligncenter\" https:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-1592x896.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/2022-IBM-Quantum-Roadmap-FINAL-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But to get where it\u2019s going, we need to solve one of the few remaining foundational problems related to the development of useful quantum processors: they\u2019re noisy as heck. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>The solution:<\/b><\/span><span> Noisy qubits are the quantum computer engineer\u2019s current bane. Essentially, the more processing power you try to squeeze out of a quantum computer the noisier its qubits get (qubits are essentially the computer bits of quantum computing). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Until now, the bulk of the work in squelching this noise has involved scaling qubits so that the signal the scientists are trying to read is strong enough to squeeze through. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the experimental phases, solving noisy qubits was largely a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of Wack-a-mole. As scientists came up with new techniques \u2014 many of which were pioneered in IBM laboratories \u2014 they pipelined them to researchers for novel <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But, these days, the field has advanced quite a bit. The art of error mitigation has evolved from targeted one-off solutions to a full suite of techniques. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Per IBM: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span>Current quantum hardware is subject to different sources of noise, the most well-known being qubit decoherence, individual gate errors, and measurement errors. These errors limit the depth of the quantum circuit that we can implement. However, even for shallow circuits, noise can lead to faulty estimates. Fortunately, quantum error mitigation provides a collection of tools and methods that allow us to evaluate accurate expectation values from noisy, shallow depth quantum circuits, even before the introduction of fault tolerance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In recent years, we developed and implemented two <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>-purpose error mitigation methods, called zero noise extrapolation (ZNE) and probabilistic error cancellation (PEC). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Both techniques involve extremely complex applications of quantum mechanics, but they basically boil down to finding ways to eliminate or squelch the noise coming off quantum systems and\/or to amplify the signal that scientists are trying to measure for quantum computations and other processes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Neural\u2019s take:<\/b><\/span><span> We spoke to IBM\u2019s director of quantum infrastructure, Jerry Chow, who seemed pretty excited about the new paradigm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He explained that the techniques being touted in the new press release were already in production. IBM\u2019s already demonstrated massive improvements in their ability to scale solutions, repeat cutting-edge results, and speed up classical processes using quantum hardware. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The bottom line is that quantum computers are here,\u00a0and they work. Currently, it\u2019s a bit hit or miss whether they can solve a specific problem better than classical systems, but the last remaining hard obstacle is fault-tolerance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>IBM\u2019s new \u201cerror mitigation\u201d strategy signals a change from the discovery phase of fault-tolerance solutions to implementation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We tip our hats to the IBM quantum research team. Learn more <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ibm.com\/blog\/gammabar-for-quantum-advantage\">here<\/a> at IBM\u2019s official blog.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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