Hold onto your smartphones, folks—China just dropped a quantum computing mic! 🎤 Origin Quantum, a rising tech star in Hefei, has pulled off a sci-fi-worthy breakthrough: fine-tuning a billion-parameter AI model on its homemade quantum computer, Origin Wukong. Think of it as shrinking a supercomputer’s brain while making it smarter. 🧠💥
How’s this for a plot twist? By slashing the model’s parameters by 76%, the team boosted training performance by 8.4%—proving quantum tech isn’t just for lab experiments anymore. "This is like teaching ChatGPT to become a medical expert or stock whisperer overnight," said scientist Chen Zhaoyun from the Hefei National Science Center. 🩺💹
The 72-qubit Wukong, China’s third-gen quantum beast, has already flexed its muscles globally: serving over 23 million users across 139 countries and crunching 350,000 tasks. Talk about hustle! 💻🌏
Why care? As AI models balloon in size, quantum computing could be the cheat code to dodge future energy and hardware headaches. Imagine climate simulations or drug discovery at warp speed—all while keeping tech eco-friendly. 🌱🔬
TL;DR: China’s quantum game just rewrote the AI rulebook. Ready for the next-gen tech era? 🚀
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China's quantum computer pioneers AI task with enhanced efficiency
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