A Chinese start-up has developed a quantum computer and delivered it to an unnamed customer, according to a state media report on Monday.

The 24-qubit “Wuyuan” system uses superconducting chip technology and was delivered more than a year ago, according to a report by the state science ministry’s newspaper Science and Technology Daily.

The system was developed by start-up Origin Quantum, founded in 2017 by Guo Guoping and Guo Guangcan, leading quantum physicists at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, in China’s eastern Anhui province.

The report said the start-up had developed several computers since delivering Wuyuan in 2021.

For Wuyuan, Origin Quantum created a custom operating system, software and a cloud computing platform, in addition to a range of superconducting quantum chips, Origin Quantum co-founder Guo Guoping told Shanghai-based news website The Paper on Monday.

He said a more powerful quantum computer named Wukong would be available “soon”.

Guo told the site quantum computing would deliver benefits in daily life within three to five years.

“Quantum computers can act as accelerators. For example, a problem might take 10 traditional supercomputers a month to calculate. If a quantum computer is added to the computing group, the calculation time may be reduced to three to seven days,” he told the site.

The Science and Technology Daily report, which gave few details about Wuyuan, is the first official confirmation that quantum computing technology has been used in a completed system in China.

The report said the system makes China the third country after the US and Canada capable of delivering a complete quantum computer system.

The development is likely to be viewed with unease in the US, which has been working to restrict China’s development of advanced technologies such as 5G, high-end semiconductors and quantum computers by limiting Chinese firms’ access to advanced microprocessors and chip manufacturing equipment.

Last year Alan Estevez, head of the US Commerce Department’s bureau of industry and security, said the administration was looking to expand its sanctions into new areas.

Asked whether the department was considering restrictions on quantum computing and biotechnology, Estevez told the CNAS think tank, “If I was a betting person, I would put down money on that.”

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chatgpt?

can predict jackpot number ?

Does not really matter. Quantum computer so far has no real practical impact to the world. It is just something still being researched heavily. Sort of like trying to get fusion power working.

The next move of USA is said to be totally cutoff most of the chips to Huawei, including 4G chip from Qualcomm and normal Intel CPU chips.

Huawei will probably respond by just selling those hardware divisions affected by this to others though.

It is not for today but in 3 to 5 years, you’ll probably get more practical general use.

Pipit like you and ayam will never get the first hand info and application of Quantum computers

what is quantum?

The ultimate aim of such tech is no make it for pipits which means it will be commercially viable and profitable. It will come one day 😆

u wanna have quantum computer for what ? count your ejaculation distance? u just go and use that rm2 eco calculator enough laa...

See, China strong that’s why they don’t need advance chip.

So don’t worry la. China will survive chip sanctions.

i hear wukong, i steam

It’s the future of computing. All these will be the norm in the future and the nation that manage to make the technology for the masses will probably dominate it.

Quantum Computer...... What will happen to crypto....

Gg ah?

The product name is Wukong? Biar betik bro.

The “unnamed customer” is most likely a government agency. Bought to break encryption, obviously.
To compromise VPN, encrypted messaging/email, etc. to catch dissidents or for their own industrial espionage purposes.

Quantum computers can be used to break current generations of encryption methods and algorithms.

quantum computer is meant to replace the world's current supercomputers, there wont be consumer grade product even in the next 20-30yrs

one of it that I know is currently in action (on-n-off) in places we wont see, acting as part of a supercomputer system for weather forecasts
another planned for space program, trajectory calculations among other stuffs

IBM collaboration with weather.com website uses quantum computing supercomputer to predict our weather.

If you visit, weather.com I noticed the prediction are quite accurate.

I tot it can break the IT safety like broke ur IT algorithms, software, password and render all ur security at risk.
Last i heard is they can calculate ur password with the relevant data in few seconds.

Pls korek me if i am wrong.