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IBM Unveils Its Most Advanced Quantum Computer in Chicago, Marking a Milestone for Illinois's Quantum Future

  • IBM Quantum System Two, the company's most advanced system, is now operational at the University of Chicago's Hyde Park Labs.
  • The system utilizes IBM Quantum Nighthawk, the most powerful quantum chip IBM has ever built, to scale quantum algorithms & applications.
  • This deployment marks IBM's first quantum computer in Illinois & serves as the anchor for the National Quantum Algorithm Center (NQAC).
  • The system will eventually be moved to the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP) upon the campus's completion.
  • NQAC, established in 2024 by Governor JB Pritzker, fosters collaboration between scientists, universities, national labs, startups, & enterprises.
  • Grand Challenge participants including Deloitte, AbbVie, EPRI, Fermilab, & the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are developing quantum solutions for drug discovery, power grids, & high-energy physics.
  • IBM & the University of Chicago recently demonstrated quantum advantage over leading classical methods using an approach with guaranteed correctness.
  • IBM is establishing the FutureNow Chicago center at IQMP in partnership with City Colleges of Chicago to create 750 jobs in AI, cybersecurity, data science, & quantum computing.
  • The initiative aims to cement Illinois as a global destination for quantum innovation, industrialization, & workforce development.
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