After Microsoft, Amazon introduces Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip: All you need to know

Amazon Web Services entered the market with its first quantum computing chip, Ocelot, shortly after Microsoft unveiled its first-ever quantum chip. With this move, the tech giant has formally joined Google and Microsoft in the market segment that has launched its Majorana and Willow chips.

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The company has reportedly been making investments in this computing space for six years with its quantum computing-as-a-service platform, Braket, which was created in partnership with QuEra and Rigetti. According to Amazon, the Ocelot seeks to provide cutting-edge quantum hardware development and a lower error rate, which is a major issue for practical applications of quantum computing.

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According to AWS, the company has partnered with Caltech to introduce Ocelot, a design that uses two stacked silicon microchips to reduce error correction costs by up to 90%. For those who are unfamiliar, quantum computing uses quantum bits, or qubits, to execute complicated computations more quickly than traditional computers. It has potential uses in drug discovery, artificial intelligence, security, and other fields.

AWS director of quantum hardware Oskar Painter stated, “With the recent advances in quantum research, it is no longer a matter of if, but when, practical, fault-tolerant quantum computers will be available for real-world applications.”

“In the future, quantum chips built according to the Ocelot architecture could cost as little as one-fifth of current approaches, due to the drastically reduced number of resources required for error correction. Concretely, we believe this will accelerate our timeline to a practical quantum computer by up to five years,” he added.

READ: Amazon unveils Alexa+, an AI-powered voice assistant with new features: All you need to know

In other news, Amazon has also introduced Alexa+, its AI-powered voice assistant designed to offer more personalised interactions and tasks. The new AI-powered voice assistant is backed by Amazon Bedrock and offers natural conversations, advanced home management, and task automation. However, the users will have to pay $19.99 per month to access it. But if you have Amazon Prime, you can access it for free.

The Alexa+ is currently available to select users in the US with early access registration.

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Ashish Singh is the Chief Copy Editor at Digit. He's been wrangling tech jargon since 2020 (Times Internet, Jagran English '22). When not policing commas, he's likely fueling his gadget habit with coffee, strategising his next virtual race, or plotting a road trip to test the latest in-car tech. He speaks fluent Geek. View Full Profile