India, Aug. 28 -- IBM and AMD have announced a collaboration to build new computing architectures that combine quantum computers with high-performance computing (HPC) and AI accelerators. The effort, described as "quantum-centric supercomputing," aims to address problems that cannot be solved by classical systems alone, from drug discovery to logistics optimisation.

Quantum computers use qubits, which follow the rules of quantum mechanics, enabling them to represent information in richer ways than classical bits. While qubits are well-suited for simulating molecules or natural systems, classical supercomputers remain critical for tasks such as data analysis. The hybrid approach that IBM and AMD are proposing would split workloads between...