Microsoft’s Topological Qubits Probably Don’t Exist, Researchers Warn

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Two weeks ago, Microsoft made a big splash in the media by claiming that they’d found a way to build a scalable quantum computing platform which could reach one million qubits in a short period of time. They claimed this was possible with the help of a type of topological qubit called Majorana states. But it appears there are several… issues with the company’s published research. I have a quick summary.

The video with the comments from Sergey and Vincent is a one hour long discussion which you can watch in full here:    • Majorana Fireside Chat: HOW CLOSE ARE...  

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