Updated On: 11 December, 2024 08:30 AM IST | California | Agencies
“Written out, there is a 1 with 25 zeros,” Neven said of the time span while briefing journalists. “A mind-boggling number.”

Google Quantum AI’s ‘Willow’ chip. Pic/Google
Google is showing off a new quantum computing chip that it said was a major breakthrough that could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality.
A custom chip called “Willow” does in minutes what it would take leading supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete, according to Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut Neven. “Written out, there is a 1 with 25 zeros,” Neven said of the time span while briefing journalists. “A mind-boggling number.”