Key insights

• 🌌 Google introduces Willow, its latest superconducting quantum computing chip, designed to learn and evolve like the natural world.
• 🚀 Google has made significant advancements in quantum computing, surpassing classical supercomputers and achieving groundbreaking milestones.
• ⏳ Willow has increased quantum coherence times by a factor of 5, surpassing its predecessor, the Sycamore chip.
• 🏗️ The new dedicated superconducting quantum chip fabrication facility in Santa Barbara has played a crucial role in Google's quantum computing advancements.
• ⚡ Willow can perform calculations in minutes that would take the world's fastest supercomputer 10 to the 25 years, showcasing the exponentially growing gap between classical and quantum computation.
• 🔗 Super fast gates, reconfigurability, and high connectivity are leveraged to achieve reproducible high performance across superconducting qubits.
• 🔬 Willow aims to push the boundaries of science and solve complex problems in pharmaceuticals, batteries, and fusion power, with a focus on building large scale error-corrected quantum computers for commercially useful applications.

Q&A

• What are the applications of Willow in scientific advancements?

  Willow is designed for diverse applications in pharmaceuticals, batteries, and fusion power, aiming to push the boundaries of science and solve complex problems by building large scale error-corrected quantum computers.

• What features contribute to Willow's high performance?

  Willow leverages super fast gates and operations, reconfigurability, and high connectivity to achieve reproducible high performance across superconducting qubits, with continuous development of calibration strategies for error reduction.

• How does Willow's performance compare to the world's fastest supercomputer?

  Willow can perform calculations in minutes that would take the world's fastest supercomputer 10 to the 25 years, showcasing the exponentially growing gap between classical and quantum computation.

• How does Willow compare to Sycamore in performance?

  Willow has surpassed the Sycamore chip in performance, specifically increasing quantum coherence times by a factor of 5, and achieving logical qubits operating below the critical quantum error correction threshold.

• What advancements has Google made in quantum computing?

  Google has made significant advancements in quantum computing, experimenting with qubits since 2008, launching quantum chips like Foxtail, Bristlecone, and Sycamore, achieving scalable logical qubits, and surpassing classical supercomputers.

• What is Willow?

  Willow is Google's latest superconducting quantum computing chip designed to learn and evolve like the natural world, responsive to environments for breakthroughs in problem-solving.

• 00:00 Google introduces Willow, a powerful superconducting quantum computing chip designed to learn and evolve like the natural world. Quantum computing is responsive to the environments it works within, leading to breakthroughs for challenging problems.
• 01:05 Google has been making significant advancements in quantum computing, surpassing classical supercomputers and achieving groundbreaking milestones.
• 02:04 Google has achieved significant advancements in quantum computing with the Willow chip surpassing the Sycamore chip in performance, and the new facility in Santa Barbara has played a crucial role in these developments.
• 03:05 Google's quantum chip Willow can perform calculations in minutes that would take the world's fastest supercomputer 10 to the 25 years, showcasing the exponentially growing gap between classical and quantum computation.
• 04:06 Super fast gates and operations, reconfigurability, and high connectivity are leveraged to achieve reproducible high performance across superconducting qubits.
• 05:14 Willow is a quantum computer with high qubit connectivity, low error rates, and strong performance for diverse applications. It aims to push the boundaries of science and solve complex problems in pharmaceuticals, batteries, and fusion power.