Google has just launched its new quantum chip called Willow, which shows amazing performance in many ways. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, shared on X (formerly Twitter) that Willow is a crucial part of their effort to create a practical quantum computer. This computer could help in areas like medicine, energy, and battery design.
Here’s what you need to know about Willow:
1. Error Reduction: Willow can significantly cut down errors in quantum computing, making it more reliable as Google adds more qubits (the building blocks of quantum computers).
2. Speed: Willow can finish a standard test in under five minutes. In comparison, it would take one of the fastest supercomputers, Frontier, 10 septillion years to do the same job!
3. Advanced Facility: The chip was made in a special facility in Santa Barbara designed just for building quantum chips, making it one of the best places for such technology.
4. Performance: With 105 qubits, Willow performs five times better than Google’s earlier chips, excelling in correcting errors and running complex tasks.
5. Long Journey: Sundar Pichai mentioned that creating Willow is a big milestone in a journey he started 12 years ago when he founded Google AI. His dream is to build a powerful quantum computer that uses the unique principles of quantum mechanics.
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