How AI Will Change Quantum Computing - Ep. 294

About this episode

Nic Harrigan discusses the intersection of AI and quantum computing, focusing on error correction and the impact of NVIDIA Ising.

What happens when you combine AI with quantum computing? NVIDIA's Nic Harrigan joins the AI Podcast to break down the state of quantum, explain why error correction is the pivotal challenge, and reveal how NVIDIA Ising—the world's first open AI model family for quantum—is changing the game. 🔗 Resources mentioned: ► Read our NVIDIA Ising announcement ► Learn more about NVIDIA Ising ► Learn more about NVIDIA Quantum Computing Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:55 What is quantum computing? 4:00 Qubits, noise, and error correction 5:26 How AI helps quantum error correction 10:57 Applications: drug discovery and materials 15:33 NVIDIA Ising announcement 20:35 Scaling quantum hardware 27:31 Algorithm development with generative AI

People in this episode

Host: NVIDIA

Guest: Nic Harrigan

Topics covered

• AI
• quantum computing
• error correction
• NVIDIA Ising
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• quantum computing
• error correction
• NVIDIA Ising
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NVIDIA, NVIDIA Quantum Computing

Products: NVIDIA Ising

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