Google's new Willow chip may not show up in consumer products in the near future — however, quantum computing researchers say it represents a significant breakthrough in the field.
The challenge is reducing the amount of errors quantum computers generate while operating.
AdvertisementUnlike your laptop, which uses bits to process information, quantum computers use something called qubits, short for quantum bits.
Brierley compared Google's quantum computing advancement to what mobile networks experienced when they shifted from 1G to 2G networks.
Sebastian Weidt, quantum computer professor at the University of Sussex and co-founder and CEO of quantum computing company Universal Quantum, told BI that "we're still a little while away" from quantum computing impacting the general public.
Persons:
Google, Steve Brierley, Brierley, it's, Mark Saffman, Saffman, Sebastian Weidt, Weidt
Organizations:
Google, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Quantum Institute, 1G, Qualcomm, University of Sussex, Universal
Locations:
Madison, Wisconsin