#Hartmut Neven

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Knowledge Without Wisdom, Wisdom Without Compassion: The Spiritual Crossroads of Our Age

As quantum computing and AI approach godlike capacities, we face a profound question: Can knowledge without wisdom lead us into harmony—or only deeper into crisis? This post explores the spiritual divide between Western science and Buddhist ethics, revealing how compassion may be the missing key to a truly intelligent future. We are living through a moment where humanity is reaching beyond the…

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Does quantum computation occur in parallel universes?

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Maybe the real question should be: why do quantum computational stories always need to have insane, untrue claims alongside the actual work that's been done?

-1 for Hartmut Neven.

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Google Reveals Timeline for Commercial Quantum Computing Applications

Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google’s head of quantum told Reuters on Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia’s predictions of a 20-year wait. “We’re optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers,” founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a statement. Real-world…

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Will Willow, Google's quantum computing chip, put bitcoin at risk? Here's what you should know

Google has announced that it has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing with the launch of its next generation chip 'Willow'. For the first time ever, the tech giant said it has developed a state-of-the-art 'Willow' that can solve complex problems in under five minutes a computation so complex, it would have taken a supercomputer around 10 septillion (10^25) years to complete.“The Willow chip is a major step on a journey that began over 10 years ago,” Hartmut Neven, the Google executive who founded and leads Quantum AI, the research team behind the breakthrough, said in a blog post on Monday, December 9. Following the introduction of Willow, some have started speculating about whether Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could be on the way out. With quantum technology advancing at a rapid pace, many are wondering: Could this new chip pose a threat to Bitcoin’s famously strong encryption?

With Willow's introduction is Bitcoin still safe? While Willow is being seen as a groundbreaking achievement in the world of quantum computing, experts agree that Bitcoin is still safe, according to a report in Coinpedia. While Willow can solve certain problems faster than classical computers, it is nowhere near powerful enough to crack Bitcoin’s encryption. Experts estimate that at least 13 million qubits would be needed to break Bitcoin’s security in a day—far more than Willow’s current 105 qubits.Moreover, a successful quantum attack requires qubits that are not only powerful but also stable and error-free over long periods, something current quantum computers, including Willow, do not possess. In short, we are far from a time when quantum computers can realistically threaten Bitcoin.Cryptocurrency experts argue that decrypting a Bitcoin typically requires around 13 million qubits, far exceeding Willow’s 105 qubits, according to a report in The Hindu Business Line.

What is the crypto community saying? Willow’s release has sparked varied reactions in the crypto world. Some people worry about the long-term risks to Bitcoin’s security, while others argue that current quantum technology is not yet capable of causing harm. Some have proposed temporary solutions, such as freezing vulnerable holdings or putting expiration dates on outdated cryptographic standards, to mitigate potential risks, according to Coinpedia.“The idea of quantum computers cracking Bitcoin is still far off. Google’s Willow chip, with 105 qubits, is impressive, but lightyears away from the millions needed to challenge Bitcoin’s security. Think of qubits as the ‘power cores’ — the more you have, the more powerful the computer. Even if Willow’s qubits are ground-breaking and hold promise for addressing challenges like climate modelling and drug discovery, it’s not enough to break Bitcoin’s encryption,” observed Himanshu Maradiya, Chairman and Founder of CIFDAQ.

Utkarsh Tiwari, the chief strategy office of KoinBX, resounded this, saying that while some discussions link quantum advancements to the potential for “cracking” it, Bitcoin is based on cryptographic algorithms like SHA-256, which would require more than a million qubits to pose a genuine threat.

“Willow’s capabilities, while impressive, do not yet pose an immediate risk to the cryptographic foundations. The estimated computational power required to compromise Bitcoin’s encryption methods is still far beyond what Willow can achieve,” said Balaji Srihari, Vice-President, CoinSwitch.

“Estimates indicate that compromising Bitcoin’s encryption would necessitate a quantum computer with approximately 13 million qubits to achieve decryption within a 24-hour period,” Kevin Rose, a tech entrepreneur and former senior product manager at Google, told The Indian Express.

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O que o pessoal da Google descobriu implica a existência do multiverso?

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Google intends to find “real applications” by quantum calculations in five years - in Nvidia do not agree

Currently, there is no consensus in the world about when cash calculations become practical. Forecasts vary from several years to decades. Google plans to release commercial quantum computing applications over the next five years, said Reuters The head of the Google quantum unit Hartmut Neven. At the same time, NVIDIA believes that the practical use of quantum systems will take about 20…

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Google plans to launch quantum computing applications within five years

Listen to article Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google’s head of quantum told Reuters on Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia’s predictions of a 20-year wait. “We’re optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers,” founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a…

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Google has announced its new quantum computing chip called Willow, which has shown exceptional performance. The chip's speed and reliability are impressive, but what caught the tech industry's attention was a claim made by Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut Neven in a blog post. Neven suggested that the chip's extraordinary speed indicates the existence of parallel universes, leading to the idea of a multiverse. While some skepticism exists, others argue that Neven's conclusions are plausible, as quantum mechanics allows for calculations that go beyond the capabilities of traditional computers. Quantum computers like Willow rely on qubits and quantum entanglement to solve complex problems. The potential of quantum computing is vast, but challenges like error susceptibility remain. Google's goal with Willow was to reduce these

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/10/google-says-its-new-quantum-chip-indicates-that-multiple-universes-exist/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9hcHBsZS5uZXdzLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEq4EbsQ-hj8D4neQsPPa776Dc-IrQBk0plPA2s5K7QlGiUqkFo-0zqXT1tHBjyftGBG-gi65uSCpKJ-6RSbkbxi_sO36gfXr6l57Zb_e7xNRyz5hwg2GbD0xyaCwNYu9ItwxSBeGZ0zBQASTpnSZYhxwSQhdg8yjbVXLkFAxyU8

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Will Willow, Google's quantum computing chip, put bitcoin at risk? Here's what you should know

Google has announced that it has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing with the launch of its next generation chip 'Willow'. For the first time ever, the tech giant said it has developed a state-of-the-art 'Willow' that can solve complex problems in under five minutes a computation so complex, it would have taken a supercomputer around 10 septillion (10^25) years to complete.

“The Willow chip is a major step on a journey that began over 10 years ago,” Hartmut Neven, the Google executive who founded and leads Quantum AI, the research team behind the breakthrough, said in a blog post on Monday, December 9.

Following the introduction of Willow, some have started speculating about whether Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could be on the way out. With quantum technology advancing at a rapid pace, many are wondering: Could this new chip pose a threat to Bitcoin’s famously strong encryption?

With Willow's introduction is Bitcoin still safe?

While Willow is being seen as a groundbreaking achievement in the world of quantum computing, experts agree that Bitcoin is still safe, according to a report in Coinpedia. While Willow can solve certain problems faster than classical computers, it is nowhere near powerful enough to crack Bitcoin’s encryption. Experts estimate that at least 13 million qubits would be needed to break Bitcoin’s security in a day—far more than Willow’s current 105 qubits.

Moreover, a successful quantum attack requires qubits that are not only powerful but also stable and error-free over long periods, something current quantum computers, including Willow, do not possess. In short, we are far from a time when quantum computers can realistically threaten Bitcoin.

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Will Willow, Google's quantum computing chip, put bitcoin at risk? Here's what you should know

Google has announced that it has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing with the launch of its next generation chip 'Willow'. For the first time ever, the tech giant said it has developed a state-of-the-art 'Willow' that can solve complex problems in under five minutes a computation so complex, it would have taken a supercomputer around 10

The Willow chip is a major step on a journey that began over 10 years ago,” Hartmut Neven, the Google executive who founded and leads Quantum AI, the research team behind the breakthrough, said in a blog post on Monday, December 9.

Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/will-willow-googles-quantum-computing-chip-put-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-at-risk-heres-what-you-should-know/articleshow/116203792.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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Google’s Willow chip, Bitcoin, and Europe’s exascale JETI Jupiter supercomputer project

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Google recently announced a new computing chip called Willow. Here is some information about it from Hartmut Neven:

I’m delighted to announce Willow, our latest quantum chip. Willow has state-of-the-art performance across a number of metrics, enabling two major achievements.

The first is that Willow can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits. This cracks a key challenge in quantum error correction that the field has pursued for almost 30 years.Second, Willow performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion (that is, 1025) years — a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe.

The Willow chip is a major step on a journey that began over 10 years ago. When I founded Google Quantum AI in 2012, the vision was to build a useful, large-scale quantum computer that could harness quantum mechanics — the “operating system” of nature to the extent we know it today — to benefit society by advancing scientific discovery, developing helpful applications, and tackling some of society’s greatest challenges. As part of Google Research, our team has charted a long-term roadmap, and Willow moves us significantly along that path towards commercially relevant applications. …

As a measure of Willow’s performance, we used the random circuit sampling (RCS) benchmark. … Willow’s performance on this benchmark is astonishing: It performed a computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 1025 or 10 septillion years. If you want to write it out, it’s 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. This mind-boggling number exceeds known timescales in physics and vastly exceeds the age of the universe. 12/09/24 https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/

One thing to mention here is that Hartmut Neven is German and has been involved in Artificial Intelligence. Here is something Wikipedia has about him:

Hartmut Neven (born 1964) is a scientist working in quantum computing, computer vision, robotics and computational neuroscience. He is best known for his work in face and object recognition and his contributions to quantum machine learning. He is currently Vice President of Engineering at Google where he is leading the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab which he founded in 2012. …

Born1964 (age 59–60)

Aachen, Germany

NationalityGerman

(Hartmut Neven. Wikipedia, accessed 12/19/24)

Notice that some suspect that chips like Willow may be a threat to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin according to this report from Forbes:

Small Step Or Giant Leap? Assessing Google’s Quantum Threat To BTC

December 19, 2024

Any major developments regarding quantum computing tend to cause a collective intake of breath among the crypto community. Google’s latest announcement launching its quantum processor, dubbed Willow, is no different. Not only does Willow feature double the number of qubits (or quantum bits, the quantum equivalent of processing capacity in traditional computers), but Google has also managed to reduce the instability usually caused by adding more qubits.

Therefore, Willow offers increased computational capacity relative to the number of additional qubits compared to other quantum machines. To put this into context, Willow takes around five minutes to execute a task that would take a standard supercomputer a trillion trillion years to process.

This significant leap forward in processing power leads to questions about Bitcoin’s legendary security, unbroken for 15 years since the genesis block. Bitcoin relies on cryptography, including the SHA-256 algorithm, which is secure enough to withstand any brute-force attack by traditional computers. But, if we put the same task in front of increasingly powerful quantum machines, a successful attack will begin to approach the point of feasibility. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nimrodlehavi/2024/12/19/small-step-or-giant-leap-assessing-googles-quantum-threat-to-btc/

I have long warned that Bitcoin had risks, and this looks to be another one.

That said, these developing superfast computers are not just a threat to Bitcoin, but when improperly used, they likely are something to be exploited by the coming European 666 Beast power.

As far as Europe and supercomputers go, notice the following:

New JUPITER module strengthens leading position of Europe’s upcoming Exascale Supercomputer

The journey towards Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, JUPITER, at Forschungszentrum Jülich is progressing at a robust pace. A major milestone has just been reached with the completion of JETI, the second module of this groundbreaking system. By doubling the performance of JUWELS Booster—currently the fastest supercomputer in Germany—JETI now ranks among the world’s most powerful supercomputers, as confirmed today at the Supercomputing Conference SC in Atlanta, USA. The JUPITER Exascale Transition Instrument, JETI, is already one-twelfth of the power of the final JUPITER system, setting a new benchmark on the TOP500 list

Built by the Franco-German team ParTec-Eviden, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, JUPITER, will enable breakthroughs in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and take scientific simulations and discoveries to a new level. Procured by the European supercomputing initiative EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), it will be operated by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), one of three national supercomputing centres within the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS). Since the middle of this year, JUPITER has been gradually installed at Forschungszentrum Jülich. Currently, the modular high-performance computing facility, known as the Modular Data Centre (MDC), is being delivered to house the supercomputer. The hardware for JUPITER’s booster module will occupy 125 racks, which are currently being pre-installed at Eviden’s flagship factory in Angers, France, and will then be shipped to Jülich ready for operation.

The final JUPITER system will be equipped with approximately 24,000 NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, specifically optimized for computationally intensive simulations and the training of AI models. This will enable JUPITER to achieve more than 70 ExaFLOP/s in lower-precision 8-bit calculations, making it one of the world’s fastest systems for AI. The current JETI pilot system contains 10 racks, which is exactly 8 percent of the size of the full system. In a trial run using the Linpack Benchmark for the TOP500 list, JETI achieved a performance of 83 petaflops, which is equivalent to 83 million billion operations per second (1,000 PetaFLOP is equal to 1 ExaFLOP). With this performance JETI ranks 18th on the current TOP500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers, doubling the performance of the current German flagship supercomputer JUWELS Booster, also operated by JSC. …

In order to equip Europe with a world-leading supercomputing infrastructure, the EuroHPC JU has already procured nine supercomputers, located across Europe. No matter where in Europe they are located, European scientists and users from the public sector and industry can benefit from these EuroHPC supercomputers via the EuroHPC Access Calls to advance science and support the development of a wide range of applications with industrial, scientific and societal relevance for Europe. 11/18/24 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/partec/pressreleases/new-jupiter-module-strengthens-leading-position-of-europes-upcoming-exascale-supercomputer-3355162?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Alert&utm_content=pressrelease

The JUPITER Exascale Transition Instrument, JETI, is already one-twelfth of the power of the final JUPITER system, setting a new benchmark on the TOP500 list. 11/19/24 https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/new-jupiter-module-strengthens-leading-position-of-europes-upcoming-exascale-supercomputer/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=hpcwire&utm_content=05dac910-6268-4a88-b01b-1f0dd233eca9

Exascale: the Engine of Discovery

Exascale computing will have a profound impact on everyday life in the coming decades. At 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second, exascale supercomputers will be able to quickly analyze massive volumes of data and more realistically simulate the complex processes and relationships behind many of the fundamental forces of the universe.

accessed 12/19/24 https://www.exascaleproject.org/what-is-exascale/

The “much more” would seem to include military applications as well as the surveillance and control of people and buying and selling.

This sounds like another step to 666.

The speed of process is so fast that it is mindboggling.

The Bible shows that a European power will arise that will control buying and selling:

16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. (Revelation 13:16-17)

When the Apostle John penned the above, such control of buying and selling was not possible.

However, with supercomputers. AI, and digital payments, it is now.

The European Union has already announced it was launching surveillance software (see ‘The EU is allowing the linking of face recognition databases to create a mega surveillance system’ 666 infrastructure being put into place).

And, now, it looks to be closer to having the supercomputer hardware to make it more of a reality.

There is also an office in the EU to enforce its financial rules.

When it was announced, we put together the following video:

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EU Setting Up 666 Enforcer?

The European Union is in the process of establishing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. This is a major, first-of-its-kind move, with the EU setting up a European-wide prosecutor’s office that will have power to investigate and charge people for financial crimes committed against the EU. It looks like this type of office may end up persecuting those that do not have the mark of the Beast when they “buy or sell” as that will later be considered a financial crime in Europe. What does 666 mean? How has that name be calculated? How can we be certain that this is a prophecy for Europe and not Islam? Is the appointment of this new office of significant prophetic importance? Dr. Thiel addresses these issues and more by pointing to scriptures, news items, and historical accounts.

Here is a link to the sermonette video: EU Setting Up 666 Enforcer?

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office officially started operations on 1 June 2021 (https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/background).

So, yes, there is an enforcer.

Now there is hardware, more surveillance software, and massively faster computation ability.

Persecution will come.

Jesus warned Christians to flee persecution:

23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes (Matthew 10:23).

Surveillance software on supercomputers may well be a factor in fleeing from multiple cities.

Europe in particular is moving more and more towards becoming a totalitarian state.

When will this fully be in place?

After the Gospel of the Kingdom of God has sufficiently reached the world the end comes and the Beast will rise up (Matthew 24:14-22, Revelation 13, 17:12-13).

We are getting closer to that day.

It looks like exascale supercomputers are another step towards 666.

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Willow, el chip cuántico de Google, abrevia radicalmente el tiempo de computación

La prueba de referencia se ha llevado a cabo mediante un proceso de muestreo aleatorio de circuitos

Agencias Google ha destacado varios hitos clave en su desarrollo de la tecnología cuántica. El más destacado es su nuevo chip Willow, capaz de realizar una función de computación en tan sólo una fracción del tiempo que tardaría una máquina tradicional y con una reducción exponencial de los errores. Hartmut Neven, fundador y director de Google Quantum AI, ha publicado un artículo de blog sobre…

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Will Willow, Google's quantum computing chip, put bitcoin at risk? Here's what you should know

Google has announced that it has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing with the launch of its next generation chip 'Willow'. For the first time ever, the tech giant said it has developed a state-of-the-art 'Willow' that can solve complex problems in under five minutes a computation so complex, it would have taken a supercomputer around 10 septillion (10^25) years to complete. “The Willow chip is a major step on a journey that began over 10 years ago,” Hartmut Neven, the Google executive who founded and leads Quantum AI, the research team behind the breakthrough, said in a blog post on Monday, December 9. Following the introduction of Willow, some have started speculating about whether Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could be on the way out. With quantum technology advancing at a rapid pace, many are wondering: Could this new chip pose a threat to Bitcoin’s famously strong encryption?

With Willow's introduction is Bitcoin still safe? While Willow is being seen as a groundbreaking achievement in the world of quantum computing, experts agree that Bitcoin is still safe, according to a report in Coinpedia. While Willow can solve certain problems faster than classical computers, it is nowhere near powerful enough to crack Bitcoin’s encryption. Experts estimate that at least 13 million qubits would be needed to break Bitcoin’s security in a day—far more than Willow’s current 105 qubits.Moreover, a successful quantum attack requires qubits that are not only powerful but also stable and error-free over long periods, something current quantum computers, including Willow, do not possess. In short, we are far from a time when quantum computers can realistically threaten Bitcoin.Cryptocurrency experts argue that decrypting a Bitcoin typically requires around 13 million qubits, far exceeding Willow’s 105 qubits, according to a report in The Hindu Business Line.

What is the crypto community saying? Willow’s release has sparked varied reactions in the crypto world. Some people worry about the long-term risks to Bitcoin’s security, while others argue that current quantum technology is not yet capable of causing harm. Some have proposed temporary solutions, such as freezing vulnerable holdings or putting expiration dates on outdated cryptographic standards, to mitigate potential risks, according to Coinpedia.“The idea of quantum computers cracking Bitcoin is still far off. Google’s Willow chip, with 105 qubits, is impressive, but lightyears away from the millions needed to challenge Bitcoin’s security. Think of qubits as the ‘power cores’ — the more you have, the more powerful the computer. Even if Willow’s qubits are ground-breaking and hold promise for addressing challenges like climate modelling and drug discovery, it’s not enough to break Bitcoin’s encryption,” observed Himanshu Maradiya, Chairman and Founder of CIFDAQ.

Utkarsh Tiwari, the chief strategy office of KoinBX, resounded this, saying that while some discussions link quantum advancements to the potential for “cracking” it, Bitcoin is based on cryptographic algorithms like SHA-256, which would require more than a million qubits to pose a genuine threat.“Willow’s capabilities, while impressive, do not yet pose an immediate risk to the cryptographic foundations. The estimated computational power required to compromise Bitcoin’s encryption methods is still far beyond what Willow can achieve,” said Balaji Srihari, Vice-President, CoinSwitch.“Estimates indicate that compromising Bitcoin’s encryption would necessitate a quantum computer with approximately 13 million qubits to achieve decryption within a 24-hour period,” Kevin Rose, a tech entrepreneur and former senior product manager at Google, told The Indian Express.

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Google says its new quantum chip indicates that multiple universes exist

‘Google on Monday announced Willow, its latest, greatest quantum computing chip. The speed and reliability performance claims Google’s made about this chip were newsworthy in themselves, but what really caught the tech industry’s attention was an even wilder claim tucked into the blog post about the chip. Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut Neven wrote in his blog post that this chip was so…

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Forget supercomputers, Google's Willow just redefined speed. This quantum chip tackled a problem in minutes that would take traditional tech eons to solve. Dive in to discover how this breakthrough could revolutionize everything from medicine to AI. Yes, that's true! Google recently announced their new quantum chip, Willow, achieved a significant milestone.  Source: Google's Blog, Dec 09, 2024 | Hartmut Neven | Founder and Lead, Google Quantum AI Here's what we know: - Incredible Speed: Willow performed a complex calculation in under 5 minutes that would take a leading supercomputer an estimated 10 septillion years (that's a 1 with 25 zeros after it!). This demonstrates the immense power of quantum computing compared to classical computing.   - Error Reduction: Willow incorporates advancements in quantum error correction, a crucial step towards building reliable and larger-scale quantum computers.   - The Task: The specific computation involved something called "random circuit sampling." This is a standard benchmark used to test the capabilities of quantum computers.   https://youtu.be/W7ppd_RY-UE Why this is a big deal: This achievement suggests that we're getting closer to building commercially viable quantum computers that can tackle problems beyond the reach of even the most powerful supercomputers today. This could revolutionize fields like medicine, materials science, and artificial intelligence.   What exactly was the computation, and why is it important? The computation was "random circuit sampling." It doesn't have direct real-world applications yet, but it's a standardized test for quantum computers. Think of it like a benchmark, like measuring how fast a car can go from 0 to 60 mph. It shows Willow can handle complexity far beyond classical computers. This is crucial for future applications in drug discovery, materials science, and more. 10 septillion years sounds crazy! How did they come up with that number? It's an estimation based on how current supercomputers would approach the same problem. It highlights the difference in approach between classical and quantum computing. Classical computers use bits (0 or 1), while quantum computers use qubits, which can be 0, 1, or both simultaneously. This allows them to explore many possibilities at once. Image by Google Is this a real "quantum computer" or just hype? It's a step towards a truly useful quantum computer, but not the final product. Willow has significant advancements in error correction, which is essential. However, it's still a research tool, and many challenges remain before we have widespread quantum computing. What are the practical implications of this? When will this affect my life? It's still early days, but the potential is huge! Imagine: - Faster drug discovery: Simulating molecules to design new medicines. - New materials: Creating lighter, stronger materials for various applications. - Improved AI: Developing more powerful and efficient AI algorithms. - Breaking encryption: This is a concern, but researchers are already working on "quantum-resistant" cryptography. What are the next steps for Google and quantum computing in general? Google's roadmap includes building larger, more stable quantum computers. They're also working on developing quantum algorithms for specific problems. Other companies and research institutions are also making progress in this field. It's an exciting time with lots of potential! It's important to be both excited and critical. This is a big step, but the journey of quantum computing is just beginning. Read the full article