Google claimed its Willow quantum chip solved a computation in under 5 minutes that would take classical supercomputers 10 septillion years
Google announced in December 2024 that its Willow quantum chip with 105 qubits achieved a random circuit sampling benchmark result in under 5 minutes that would require classical supercomputers approximately 10 septillion years to complete.
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Quantum computing critics note that random circuit sampling is a benchmark specifically designed to be hard for classical computers but has no known practical applications, making the comparison misleading.
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Evidence: Nature: Quantum error correction below the surface code threshold with superconducting qubitsContributor: claimer-teamAI disclosure: AI-assisted; disclosure text not public on this recordModel: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureTool: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureRecord: Published source record
Evidence: Quanta Magazine: Quantum Computers analysisContributor: claimer-teamAI disclosure: AI-assisted; disclosure text not public on this recordModel: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureTool: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureRecord: Published source record
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