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Is Google’s new Willow quantum computer really such a big deal?

Is Google’s new Willow quantum computer really such a big deal?

Google says Willow has again widened the gap between quantum and traditional machines, as the task took 5 minutes on the chip, while the firm estimates that it would take 10 septillion years, or much more than the age of the universe squared, on a leading supercomputer.

Governments bans on quantum computer exports have no basis in science

Governments bans on quantum computer exports have no basis in science

There are two possibilities here: either they are wrong, as scientific evidence suggests, and pointless legislation is now being cut and pasted across the world, or they are right and have now alerted their adversaries that this is a number worth paying attention to.