Nobel Laureate: "China's quantum computer will soon surpass the United States!"

On January 1st, South Korean media NEWSPIM published an article stating that an American scholar who won the Nobel Prize predicted that China will soon surpass the United States in the field of quantum computing.

According to Bloomberg, John Martinis, a professor at the University of California and the 2025 Nobel Laureate in Physics, recently stated that China is rapidly narrowing the gap with the United States in quantum computing, and the U.S. only leads China by "a few nanoseconds."

Professor Martinis works at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and previously worked at Google. He has been dedicated to research on quantum computer hardware and was awarded the Nobel Prize for his achievements in this field.

Martinis said, "When Google developed a quantum computer in 2019, American scientists thought China was at least three years behind, but they caught up quickly. I think China is likely to surpass the United States soon."

Martinis also commented, "Chinese researchers clearly know what they are doing. When Western scholars publish their latest papers, Chinese researchers can surpass their findings within a few months."

He said, "China is highly competitive in the field of quantum computing, and people should pay attention to the real competition happening in this area."

Martinis said he had discussed the issue of quantum computer competition with White House officials and added that "the White House is now turning its attention to the quantum field."

Martinis pointed out, "The United States, China, and Europe are researching quantum computers with practical applications, and this process will take at least five to ten years."

Meanwhile, quantum computers are expected to transform many fields, including medicine, finance, artificial intelligence, and military affairs, and may even pose a threat to existing encryption systems. Experts have said, "Quantum computers could disable airports, power plants, communication networks, and military forces. They could even send the United States back to the Stone Age without firing a single shot."

Original: toutiao.com/article/1853100176311433/

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