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This Calculation Would Take Longer than the Age of the Universe: a Google Chip Finished It in 5 Minutes

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Google Quantum AI unveiled the Willow chip on December 9, 2024, a 105-bit quantum processor capable of solving in less than 5 minutes a calculation that would take 10 septs of years to the current supercomputers. Beyond this spectacular performance, the real feat lies in mastering quantum errors: Willow reduces the error rate by half at each increase in its size, crossing a theoretical threshold expected for 30 years. More
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Google Quantum AI unveiled the Willow chip on December 9, 2024, a 105-bit quantum processor capable of solving in less than 5 minutes a calculation that would take 10 septs of years to the current supercomputers. Beyond this spectacular performance, the real feat lies in mastering quantum errors: Willow reduces the error rate by half at each increase in its size, crossing a theoretical threshold expected for 30 years. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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