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Sycamore (processor)

, Munich Sycamore is a transmon superconducting quantum processor created by Google's Artificial Intelligence division. It has 53 qubits. In 2019, Google claimed first evidence of quantum supremacy by running a randomized benchmarking simulation on the Sycamore.

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, Munich Sycamore is a transmon superconducting quantum processor created by Google's Artificial Intelligence division. It has 53 qubits. In 2019, Google claimed first evidence of quantum supremacy by running a randomized benchmarking simulation on the Sycamore.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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