Will IBM’s Starling Quantum Computer really deliver 20,000 × today’s computing power by 2029?
IBM Quantum CTO Oliver Dial joins Mark & Jeremy to Think On Paper about Starling, the first quantum chip built for real-time error correction and the milestone that could turn quantum hype into quantum reality.
Fault tolerance, decoded. Forget raw qubit counts; Starling aims for a 1 : 1 000 logical-to-physical ratio, trading 10 000 noisy qubits for 200 “perfect” ones.
$30 billion on the line. IBM’s biggest R & D bet shifts the race from bigger to better—and faster.
Why it matters. From drug discovery to risk modeling, a self-healing quantum computer could crack problems no supercomputer can touch.
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Links and resources:
IBM Quantum: https://quantum.ibm.com/
Starling press release: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2025-06-10-I...
Blog: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/larg...
IBM Roadmap updates: • 2025 IBM Quantum Roadmap update
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Chapters
(00:00) IBM's Quantum Investment
(02:11) The IBM Roadmap to Quantum Advantage
(05:00) Error Mitigation vs. Fault Tolerance
(07:47) The Hybrid Quantum-Classical Approach
(10:18) Physical vs. Logical Qubits
(12:45) Magic States and Universal Quantum Computing
(15:15) Loon, Kookaburra & Future IBM Developments and Milestones
(17:12) The Future of IBM Quantum Computing
(19:11) A Day in the Life of an IBM Quantum CTO
(21:25) Building a Quantum Workforce
(23:37) The Intersection of AI and Quantum
(25:40) Practical Applications of Quantum Technology
(28:02) Why Quantum Matters to Humanity
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