IBM says key quantum computing error correction algorithm can run on conventional AMD chips 

(Corrects headline and paragraph one to reflect that the algorithm performs error correct and not quantum computing; corrects Jay Gambetta's title in paragraph 5) By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -IBM said on Friday it is able to run a key quantum computing error correction algorithm on commonly available chips from Advanced Micro Devices, in a step toward commercializing super-powerful computers. The U.S. stalwart is racing to develop quantum computing against Microsoft and Alphabet's Google, which announced a breakthrough algorithm this week. Quantum computers use what are known as qubits to tackle problems that would take conventional computers thousands of years to crack – problems such as how trillions of atoms react over time. However, qubits are prone to errors that can qui