IBM has said Google’s claim of reaching the threshold of quantum computing was flawed and that it had rigged the race to the computing milestone, saying in a blog post that the threshold had not been met. Both companies, along with firms including Intel and Microsoft, have large teams working on quantum computing, and Google has long claimed to be close to achieving it, although IBM appeared to change the requirements for reaching the threshold in last month. Meanwhile, Alibaba questioned Google’s claims about its supercomputing program. Google is expected to publish a formal version of its leaked claim.
IBM has said Google’s claim of reaching the threshold of quantum computing was flawed and that it had rigged the race to the computing milestone, saying in a blog post that the threshold had not been met. Both companies, along with firms including Intel and Microsoft, have large teams working on quantum computing, and Google has long claimed to be close to achieving it, although IBM appeared to change the requirements for reaching the threshold in 2017. Meanwhile, Alibaba questioned Google’s claims about its supercomputing program. Google is expected to publish a formal version of its leaked claim.