Quantum Computers, AI Drug Discovery, and Desktop Deep Learning

Published: May 15, 2017, 11:30 p.m.

b"Phil and Stephen discuss computing breakthroughs. Are new paradigms emerging?\\n\\nChina adds a quantum computer to high-performance computing arsenal\\n\\nQuantum computers have already been built by companies like IBM and D-Wave, but Chinese researchers have taken a different approach. They are introducing quantum computing using multiple photons, which could provide a superior way to calculate compared to today's computers.\\xa0\\n\\nThe Chinese quantum computing architecture allows for five-photon sampling and entanglement. It's an improvement over previous experiments involving single-photon sourcing, up to 24,000 times faster, the researchers claimed.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nAI startup Neurala claims major breakthrough in deep learning\\n\\nArtificial intelligence startup Neurala Inc., a company that\\u2019s built a deep learning neural network used by NASA among other organizations, today announced a major new breakthrough that it claims will finally make the technology useful for consumers.\\n\\nThe company says it has developed deep learning software capable of learning without the need for servers running in the cloud, enabling a new generation of smart cars, children\\u2019s toys and industrial machines.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nDrug Discovery AI Can Do in a Day What Currently Takes Months\\n\\nLast week, researchers published a paper detailing an artificial intelligence system made to help discover new drugs, and significantly shorten the amount of time and money it takes to do so.\\n\\n\\n\\nWT 302-611"