CATERGORY: CURRENT EVENTS Flashcards
(50 cards)
Which tech companies are leading the race in quantum computing advancements as of early 2025?
Answer: Amazon, Google, IBM, and Microsoft are at the forefront of quantum computing developments.
What is the name of Microsoft’s quantum computing chip that utilizes topological qubits for improved error resistance?
Answer: Majorana 1
Which Chinese universities have expanded enrollment to enhance capabilities in artificial intelligence and other strategic areas?
Answer: Peking University, Renmin University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University
What recent initiative involves the UK Biobank and pharmaceutical companies using AI to study proteins for disease treatment?
Answer: A proteomics project aiming to utilize AI in understanding and treating diseases by analyzing proteins.
As of 2024, what percentage of the world’s population is online, according to the International Telecommunication Union?
Answer: Over two-thirds, with 5.5 billion people online.
What is the name of Google’s quantum computing chip introduced to improve error reduction scalability?
Answer: Willow
Which AI startup in China gained attention for creating advanced AI models, influencing universities to expand AI programs?
Answer: DeepSeek
What is the significance of Amazon’s Ocelot chip in the field of quantum computing?
Answer: It has made strides in quantum error correction efficiency, though it presents increased control complexity.
What recent AI-based study revealed similarities in fingerprints from different fingers of the same person?
Answer: A study showing that fingerprints from different fingers share strong detectable similarities.
What is the goal of China’s universities expanding enrollment in fields like AI, as announced in March 2025?
Answer: To meet national strategic needs and develop expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence.
Which AI company recently released an advanced multimodal model capable of real-time video understanding?
Answer: OpenAI (GPT-Vision)
Which AI model did OpenAI develop to suggest ways that protein factors could be re-engineered to become more effective?
Answer: GPT 4b-micro
What is the name of the European Union’s recently passed AI regulation that categorizes AI applications into risk levels?
Answer: EU AI Act
In 2024, which AI-based study revealed that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person share strong detectable similarities?
Answer: A study utilizing deep contrastive learning to unveil intra-person fingerprint similarity
Which major tech company announced a partnership with OpenAI to integrate generative AI into cloud services?
Answer: Microsoft
What recent AI development by Google DeepMind enables AI to perform complex mathematical reasoning?
Answer: AlphaGeometry
What ethical AI principle aims to ensure AI models are explainable and not biased?
Answer: AI Transparency and Fairness
Which tech giants are leading the race in quantum computing advancements as of early 2025?
Answer: Amazon, Google, IBM, and Microsoft
What is the name of Microsoft’s quantum computing chip that utilizes topological qubits for improved error resistance?
Answer: Majorana 1
What is the name of Google’s latest quantum processor that aims to reduce computational errors?
Answer: Willow
How does Amazon’s Ocelot chip contribute to quantum computing, and what is its primary challenge?
Answer: It has made strides in quantum error correction efficiency but presents increased control complexity.
Which company recently achieved a breakthrough in quantum error correction using topological qubits?
Answer: Microsoft
What fundamental property of quantum computing allows it to process multiple states simultaneously?
Answer: Superposition
