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In his head blog post, Google started Willow treehis latest quantum device. On the side were news headlines that showed something like an obelisk 2001: A Space Odyssey. The success may not be about power, however: Google says it has reduced errors – a major problem in building large-scale computers – by adding more qubits to the machine.
In fact, Google hasn’t made any big claims this time around — something the company did when it released its previous generation of computers in 2019. That quickly ended in controversy, with one analyst calling the company’s announcement “completely wrong.”
Part of the problem was that Google’s latest chip was not part of a general-purpose computer. In fact, it outperformed older computers in one task: random access sorting (RCS). But, in Google’s own words, RCS “does not have any globally recognized software.”
However, the company is still following the metric, saying that RCS works with a well-known quantum computing method. This makes real comparisons difficult: Competitors including IBM and Honeywell use the quantum volume metric to measure their success. They are said to provide comprehensive knowledge of mechanical engineering. Google articles and blog posts don’t mention the total number.
— Matt Smith
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