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Google's Willow Quantum Chip Outperforms Supercomputers, Aims for Medicine Discovery

Dec 11, 2024, 10:16 AM

Google has unveiled its latest quantum computing chip, named Willow, which significantly outperforms the fastest supercomputers in terms of speed and error correction. The chip, according to Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut Neven, can solve problems in minutes that would take traditional supercomputers billions of years. Willow's advanced error correction capabilities are seen as a step towards practical quantum computations. Google has outlined a roadmap for quantum computing, emphasizing improvements in performance and error correction, which could lead to breakthroughs in medicine discovery and other complex computational tasks. The announcement has sparked discussions on its implications for various fields, including cryptocurrency security, with concerns raised about the potential risks to blockchain encryption.