Microsoft reduces quantum computing errors dramatically

Microsoft has announced a significant advancement in quantum computing, achieving a 1,000-fold reduction in error rates using four-dimensional geometric codes. This breakthrough brings the company closer to fault-tolerant quantum computing. The new error-correcting codes stabilize physical qubits, enabling them to form logical qubits and quickly correct errors. These 4D codes will be the foundation of Microsoft's fault-tolerant quantum computer, working with neutral atom hardware developed with Atom Computing. The announcement follows IBM's unveiling of its error correction method and Microsoft's own development of the Majorama 1 supercomputing chip. Microsoft is also involved in DARPA's research into fault-tolerant quantum computing.