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Google quantum chip beats supercomputer on checkable task

Google reported its Willow chip ran an algorithm called Quantum Echoes 13,000 times faster than the best classical method on a top supercomputer, published in Nature.

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The main result was peer reviewed and published in Nature.

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Quantum Echoes ยท Google Quantum AI
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WHY THIS MATTERS

It moves quantum computers closer to useful jobs like studying molecules for new drugs and materials.

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What happened?

Google reported its Willow chip ran an algorithm called Quantum Echoes 13,000 times faster than the best classical method on a top supercomputer, published in Nature.

What changed?

Google called it the first verifiable quantum advantage, meaning the result can be repeated and checked on other quantum machines.

What has been checked?

Peer reviewed paper

The speedup is against one classical method, and the molecule work was only a small proof of principle.

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