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Google's Willow Quantum Chip Solves Problem in 5 Minutes, Outpacing Supercomputers

Dec 9, 2024, 05:06 PM

Google has unveiled its latest quantum computing chip, named Willow, which represents a significant advancement in the field. The 105-qubit chip has achieved a breakthrough in quantum error correction, demonstrating exponential error reduction as the number of qubits scales. This development paves the way for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. Willow has performed a benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today's fastest supercomputers approximately 10 septillion years to complete, showcasing its immense computational power. The chip's capabilities were detailed in a paper published in Nature, highlighting its potential to revolutionize quantum computing applications.