Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We break down the new IBM quantum computer releases, of the 1121 qubit Condor and the 133 qubit Heron machines, as discussed in the 2023 IBM Quantum Summit and the recent 60 minutes program "Companies, countries battle to develop quantum computers". What are the main new breakthroughs, and performance improvements?

Sources:
IBM Quantum summit 2023: youtube.com/watch?v=De2IlWji8Ck&t=1371s
IBM quantum centric computing: youtube.com/watch?v=L5PwmFnHCBI

60 minutes: youtube.com/watch?v=K4ssT6Dzmnw

ibm.com/quantum/blog/quantum-roadmap-2033
researchgate.net/publication/371953502_Efficient_sampling_of_noisy_shallow_circuits_via_monitored_unraveling/figures?lo=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic
nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03854-1
newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-research?item=32425


00:00 1000 qubit Condor
01:07 Quantum system two
02:28 Quantum utility
03:45 133 qubit Heron
05:35 New benchmark EPLG
09:34 Summary
10:16 Discussion