The Majorana 1 chip is a breakthrough quantum computing chip developed by Microsoft that uses a new "Topological Core" architecture to enable more reliable and scalable quantum computing.
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My friend Suzanne Gildert is working on machine consciousness and believes that quantum computing is essential to her achieving progress... following Google's Willow announcement, this news from Microsoft increases the competition in the hardware space, which is good news for founders like her!
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Frederico Faggin who developed the modern chip has been interviewed discussing the idea that consciousness is quantum. This technology has the potential to advance the next generation of AI closer to concious awareness. There surely will be further discoveries of the limits of any classical engineering. There will always be shortcomings at replicating the incredible phenomenon of our own consciousness but just to be alive in the "quantum age" while these discoveries are being made is an incredible experience.