Willow quantum chip demonstrates verifiable quantum advantage on hardware
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#2This seems like an actually useful computation to do, unlike earlier results. Is that a reasonable reading of this article?
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#3> demonstrates the first-ever algorithm to achieve verifiable quantum advantage on hardware.
Am I crazy or have I heard this same announcement from Google and others like 5 times at this point?
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#4> demonstrates the first-ever algorithm to achieve verifiable quantum advantage on hardware. Am I crazy or have I heard this same announcement from Google and others like 5 times at this point?
I'd classify this one as different as it accompanies a publication in Nature - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09526-6
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#5Main caveat is that it’s verifiable (by them) but repeatable by others (in principle).
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#6Related papers
The idea: Quantum Computation of Molecular Structure Using Data from Challenging-To-Classically-Simulate Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiments https://journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/PRXQuan...
Verifying the result by another quantum computer (it hasn't been yet): Observation of constructive interference at the edge of quantum ergodicity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09526-6
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#7> In physics, a quantum (pl.: quanta) is the minimum amount of any physical entity (physical property) involved in an interaction.
Not a big leap then.
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#8And the quantum snake oil train keeps on going
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#9As with any quantum computing news, I will wait for Scott Aaronson to tell me what to think about this.
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#10Before the mega monopolies took over, corps used to partner with universities to conduct this kind of research. Now we have bloated salaries, rich corporations, and expensive research while having under experienced graduates. These costs will get forwarded to the consumer. The future won’t have a lot of things that we have come to expect.