Microsoft has revealed its strategy for developing a quantum supercomputer based on its own topological qubits. The business predicts that developing a quantum supercomputer capable of doing one million reliable quantum operations per second will take less than ten years.
Krysta Svore, Microsoft’s VP of advanced quantum development, underlined that the timetable is measured in years rather than decades. Microsoft achieved a breakthrough last year with its Majorana-based qubits, which are more stable than older approaches. The company has now published a peer-reviewed report proving that it has reached the first step toward building a quantum supercomputer. The next phase is to create hardware-protected qubits, which will then be entangled and braided. Microsoft also unveiled Azure Quantum Elements, a platform that combines high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technology, as well as Copilot for Azure Quantum, an AI model for generating quantum-related calculations and simulations.
Microsoft’s roadmap is ambitious, and it will be interesting to watch how effectively the team performs the subsequent stages of quantum system development.
