Qiron - Assessing future resource requirements for fault tolerant quantum computers - Phase 1

量子计算机是一种新型的功能强大的计算机，基于称为量子比特或量子比特的构建块。这些量子比特以比传统计算机上的比特更有效的方式携带信息。因此，量子计算机将能够运行复杂的计算，并帮助解决世界上一些最大的挑战，包括药物发现和材料开发。它们还将强大到足以引发一场“量子启示录”，并破解广泛使用的通信和加密协议，可能会暴露银行账户、医疗记录和国家机密。每个政府都需要了解什么时候会发生这种情况，并让他们的国家做好准备。量子比特可能会受到他们所处环境的影响，这会改变它们包含的信息。“纠正”这些错误是量子计算中最大的技术挑战。一旦解决，这将是量子产业的一个重大转折点。到那时，量子计算机将成为极其强大的机器。但事情并没有那么简单。跟踪并有效地纠正错误需要大量的计算资源，这与Netflix每秒处理的数据量类似。不幸的是，没有人能够准确地估计这种计算资源，也没有人能够告诉我们量子计算机何时会成为真正的威胁；目前的预测从几年到几十年不等。我们将通过开发所有必要的产品来解决这个主要问题，以准确评估在真正的量子计算机上运行计算所需的资源，并利用这些知识准确预测完全有能力的量子计算机的时间表。我们将与英国国家安全组织密切合作，该组织专注于保护国家及其基础设施免受此类威胁。每家硬件公司都需要纠错来制造有用的量子计算机，但目前还没有一家公司或研究小组开发出完整的解决方案。Riverlane是全球唯一家试图解决纠错问题的量子公司。我们召集了纠错、量子技术和软件工程方面的世界专家来调查和解决这个问题。我们的产品将与建造量子计算机的公司直接相关，并将帮助他们将努力引向正确的方向。这是量子计算机变得足够强大和稳定，足以解决现实世界问题的唯一途径。我们的工作将加强英国的量子产业和我们的国家安全，以及加速量子计算机，这些计算机将改变几个行业，如药物发现和材料开发。

Quantum computers are a new type of powerful computer, based on building blocks called quantum bits, or qubits. These qubits carry information in a more effective way than bits on a conventional computer. As such, quantum computers will be able to run complicated calculations and help solve some of the world's biggest challenges, including drug discovery and materials development. They will also be powerful enough to start a "quantum apocalypse" and break widely used communication and encryption protocols, potentially exposing bank accounts, medical records and state secrets. Every government needs to understand when this will happen and get their country prepared.Qubits can be affected by their environment and this changes the information they contain. 'Correcting' these errors is the biggest technical challenge in quantum computing. When solved, this will be a major turning point in the quantum industry. Quantum computers will then become extremely powerful machines. But it is not that simple. Keeping track of the errors and correcting them efficiently requires a lot of computational resources, similar to the amount of data Netflix handles every second. Unfortunately, no one has been able to accurately estimate this computational resource or tell us when quantum computers will become a real threat; current predictions range from a few years to a few decades.We will address this major problem by developing all the necessary products to accurately assess the resources needed to run calculations on a real quantum computer and use this knowledge to accurately predict the timeline to fully capable quantum computers. We will work closely with a UK National Security organisation, who is focused on protecting the country and its infrastructure from such threats.Every hardware company needs error correction to build a useful quantum computer, but currently, no company or research group has developed a complete solution. Riverlane is the only quantum company globally trying to solve error correction. We have assembled world experts in error correction, quantum technologies, and software engineering to investigate and solve this problem. Our products will be directly relevant to companies building quantum computers and will help them direct their efforts in the right direction. This is the only way for quantum computers to become powerful and stable enough to solve real-world problems. Our work will strengthen the UK quantum industry and our national security, as well as accelerating quantum computers that will transform several industries, such as drug discovery and materials development.