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Google's New Quantum AI Chip Makes a Big Processing Leap

Google's New Quantum AI Chip Makes a Big Processing Leap


Published on 2024-12-10 17:22:16 - CNET
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  • Google has unveiled its latest quantum computing chip, called Willow, saying it delivers groundbreaking capabilities in error correction and computational power -- like completing a complex computing challenge in five minutes that would take one of today's fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, or far longer than the universe has been around.

Google has unveiled a new quantum computing chip named Sycamore, which they claim has achieved "quantum supremacy" by performing a specific computation in 200 seconds that would take the world's fastest supercomputer, Summit, approximately 10,000 years to complete. This development marks a significant leap in processing power, showcasing the potential of quantum computing to solve complex problems far beyond the reach of classical computers. The chip uses 53 superconducting qubits, and while the task it performed was somewhat artificial, designed to demonstrate the chip's capabilities, it represents a milestone in quantum computing technology. Google's achievement, however, has sparked debate within the scientific community about the practical implications and the true definition of quantum supremacy.

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