Russian scientists have developed an elemental base for a neuromorphic quantum neural network. The development will be the first step towards creating a new type of artificial intelligence - more energy efficient than the human brain.

The basis was a superconducting interferometer - a device capable of changing the magnetic field in a given way. According to experts, the resulting cell can be either a unit of information in a quantum computer—a qubit—or a basic element of a neural network—a neuron.