Google’s breakthrough in quantum computing On Monday he left the scientist who is leading the project who believes in ‘the idea that we live in different species.’
‘Willow,’ a new giant of quantum chip technology, has managed to solve a complex design problem that would have taken today’s supercomputers nearly 10 septillion years to solve – more than the age of our entire universe.
But Google said its new quantum computer solved the problem ‘in less than five minutes.’
Calling Willow’s behavior ‘amazing,’ the leader and founder of Google Quantum AI team, physicist Hartmut Neven, said the high-speed results ‘give evidence to the idea that quantum computing takes place in many parallel domains.’
He was never mentioned University of Oxford Physicist David Deutsch suggests that the development of quantum computing may prove a ‘universal interpretation’ of quantum mechanics and the existence of different species.
Starting in the 1970s, Deutsch, in fact, went back to being a pioneer in the field of quantum computing, less interested in the technology itself, than in his desire to test the various theories.
Astronomer Ethan Siegel criticized Google for the comments, accusing them of ‘confounding conflicting opinions, which Neven should be aware of.’
“Neven has confused the idea of a quantum mechanical Hilbert space, which is the infinite mathematical space in which quantum waves “live,” with the idea of a uniform and heterogeneous universe,” Siegel argued on Friday.
Measuring 1.5-inches (4cm), slightly larger than the Minute Eight, Willow paves the way for a practical and large computer. Willow claims to have solved a problem so difficult it would have taken today’s supercomputers 10 septillion years to solve.
Google Quantum AI’s Hartmut Neven (left) and Anthony Megrant (right) inspect a cryostat refrigerator for cooling quantum computing chips at Google’s Quantum AI lab in Santa Barbara, November 25, 2024. Neven said Willow’s success could prove the ‘multiverse’ theory
In Siegel’s view, no sophisticated interpretation of the universe of parallelism or diversity can be helped by successful quantum computers.
In another version, many similar worlds exist in deep space, far away from home and probably created by their own Big Bangs.
In some cases, everything in our universe forms a fork in space-time, resulting in an infinite number of times, each with the same boundaries of states.
“You can have a quantum machine that works well, both physically and mathematically, without exhibiting even a single parallel universe,” Siegel wrote in his paper. Big Think‘more than that their endless number.’
However, Siegel noted that he was impressed by the surprising technical success of Google and Willow’s results, which he called ‘a great step forward in the world of quantum computation.’
At the very least, the discovery of giant quantum computers can help people create their own new world, helping scientists find solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.
‘This includes helping us find new drugs, developing more efficient batteries for electric vehicles, and furthering the progress of fusion and other new energy sources,’ Neven explained in Google blog page.
‘Many of the future game changing applications are not possible on old computers; they are waiting to be opened by quantum computing,” he said.
A cryostat refrigerator for cooling quantum computing chips is on display at Google’s Quantum AI lab in Santa Barbara, California.
According to Google, Willow can handle 105 ‘qubits’ – the basic level of information in quantum computing, with more qubits meaning more power.
This is more than the company’s Sycamore device, which was first unveiled in 2019, which started at 53 qubits. and up to 70 qubits.
Quantum technology uses the so-called ‘spooky’ effects of quantum physics to speed up information processing, potentially creating the world’s most powerful computer.
Conventional or ‘classical’ computers work in sequence: they work using small pieces of information called ‘bits,’ which are simply represented as 1 or 0.
But the pieces of data in a quantum computer, known as qubits, can be both 1 and 0 at the same time – allowing each qubit to contain more information and break down the numbers into more possible outcomes than ‘yes or no,’ a little ‘1 or 0’ .
According to Google, Willow can handle 105 ‘qubits’ – the basic unit of information in quantum computing – which is more than its Sycamore device which had 70 qubits (pictured)
‘Spooky action at a distance’ or ‘quantum entanglement’ – in which many particles are found to be instantly attracted to each other no matter how far apart – enhances these benefits, researchers believe.
With the ability to cover these distances so quickly, the ‘locked in’ quantum computer can increase its power exponentially with each connected qubit.
Professor Winfried Hensinger, director of the Sussex Center for Quantum Technologies, said the news about Willow’s results is “very important” for the development of quantum computers.
‘This result,’ he told DailyMail.com, ‘increases our confidence that people will be able to build reliable computers that support some of the most advanced software they are known for.’
