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On Google’s Willow Quantum Computing Chip…. Just hype or a new quantum reality?

Joe explores the significance of Google’s latest quantum computing chip, and what it means for the future of computing

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Joseph
Dec 18, 2024
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Last week, Google unveiled “Willow”, a new 105-qubit quantum computing chip at the Q2B conference. On its own, a 100-plus qubit quantum processor is an exceptional achievement. I believe Willow is only the third such machine ever built, after ones from IBM and Pasqal. But what makes Willow even more impressive is the unprecedented reliability that Googl…

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