Sycamore vs. Summit: Google Claims Quantum Supremacy
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., SANTA BARBARA, Calif., and OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 25, 2019 — A research team that includes scientists from Google AI Quantum; NASA Ames Research Center; University of California, Santa Barbara; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and other institutions in the U.S. and Europe has demonstrated that a quantum computer can outperform a classical computer at certain tasks, in a feat known as quantum supremacy. The quantum computer, built by Google and named Sycamore, consists of 53 qubits. The classical computer competing with Sycamore was Summit from Oak