MosaiQ's generated images (bottom row) on a quantum computer look similar to items in the initial data (top row) and seem better than those made by other quantum methods (other rows) Artificial intelligence running on a quantum computer can now generate recognisable images of things like shoes and T-shirts, using the same methods as popular text-to-image tools like Dall-E or Midjourney. They still aren't what you would call stunning images, but if the method scales up to more powerful machines, it should lead to much higher-resolution pictures.

DURHAM – Google Brain's Magenta project, which is exploring the creative potential of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), has developed considerably since Google announced it at Moogfest three years ago. And, Magenta makes many of its ongoing developments available publicly online and collects feedback from musicians, artists and other users to advance the project. Adam Roberts, senior software engineer and ML researcher discussed the nuts and bolts of Magenta at Moogfest over the weekend. Roberts, who did undergraduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earned his PhD at Berkley, California, where he studied machine learning applied to genomics. Google is developing both hardware and software to explore the potential of machine learning via its Magenta research, Roberts said.

IBM has announced a milestone in its race against Google and other big tech firms to build a powerful quantum computer. Dario Gil, who leads IBM's quantum computing and artificial intelligence research division, said Friday that the company's scientists have successfully built and measured a processor prototype with 50 quantum bits, known as qubits. Gil says it's the first time any company has built a quantum computer at this scale. IBM scientists have successfully built and measured a processor prototype with 50 quantum bits, known as qubits, the first time any company has built a quantum computer at this scale. The heart of modern computing is binary code, which has served computers for decades.

The world's most powerful quantum computer processor could be created by Google, if research underway at the firm pays off. The company is currently testing a quantum processor more than twice as powerful as its previously announced chip, and claims it will be ready by the end of 2017. If successful, the processor could lead to computers capable of solving scientific mysteries that would take ordinary computers billions of years to compute. Google claims it will have a working quantum chip, powerful enough to out perform conventional computers, by the end of 2017. The heart of modern computing is binary code, which has served computers for decades.