Dec 09, 2024 [[read-time]] min read Our new chip demonstrates error correction and performance that paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer General summary Google has developed a new quantum chip called Willow, which significantly reduces errors as it scales up, a major breakthrough in quantum error correction. Willow also performed a computation in under five minutes that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years, demonstrating its potential for solving complex problems bey...