From left: Jason Lynch and John Lonsdale. Image: Equal1
CeADAR, Ireland’s Centre for AI, and quantum computing (QC) company Equal1 are combining their expertise to help give Ireland a competitive edge in the evolving world of AI-QC platforms.
This week, they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on the establishment of a national Edge AI and Quantum Computing testbed to enable Ireland to develop and deploy AI-QC platforms and services.
The collaboration aims to promote the importance of AI and QC in Ireland and Europe for matters of strategic importance, global competitiveness, and technical research and innovation.
Quantum Computing has the potential to solve complex problems that are beyond the abilities of traditional computers, but its development has presented challenges over issues including scalability and cost.
However, Equal1 announced last month that it had built Bell-1 – Ireland’s first quantum computer – using a silicon-based quantum server that eliminates cost and complexity barriers to the adoption of quantum computing.
The company said Bell-1 marks the beginning of Quantum Computing 2.0 – the shift from experimental machines in research facilities to practical quantum solutions that businesses can harness to solve complex problems in far less time than traditional computing.
As well as creating the AI-QC infrastructure needed to underpin the development of advanced technology platforms, CeADAR and Equal1 will jointly develop funded RDI
proposals to progress the national Quantum-AI ecosystem. Quantum-AI is expected to lead to the development of new AI models that will have a transformative impact on multiple business sectors.
CeADAR’s CEO, Dr John Lonsdale said:
“CeADAR’s remit is to work with Irish businesses to help them understand and leverage the benefits of AI and machine learning. The fusion of AI and quantum computing will lead to transformative change across multiple sectors, and it is our mission to ensure that Irish businesses are well positioned to understand and adapt to the changes that are coming our way. By collaborating with Equal1, CeADAR will be able to create a framework and ecosystem for the development and adoption of Quantum AI.”
Equal1’s CEO, Jason Lynch said:
“Equal1 is excited to further strengthen our collaboration with CeADAR – we believe this partnership will position Ireland at the forefront of the intersection between Quantum and AI.
By working closely with CeADAR, we aim to create a platform that makes quantum
computing accessible for Irish businesses and researchers as they explore the potential of Quantum Computing and AI to have a transformative impact across a range of application use cases and industry sectors”.