Google Quantum AI
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| Type | Research division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Quantum computing Quantum information science |
| Incorporated | United States |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Hartmut Neven |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products |
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| Services | Quantum computing and AI research |
| Parent | Google LLC |
| Divisions | Quantum hardware Quantum algorithms Quantum error correction |
| Website | quantumai |
Google Quantum AI[2][3] is a research division of Google focused on developing quantum computing technologies.[4][5] Started on 2012,[6] it was started by Google scientist Hartmun Neven. Its plan is to eventually build large-scale, error-corrected quantum computers and advance quantum hardware, software, and algorithms[7] for scientific and practical applications beyond the capacities of classical computers.[8][9]
History
[edit]In 2006, Google Quantum AI originally started out as an idea by Google scientist Hartmut Neven for how quantum computing might help to accelerate advances in machine learning. In 2014, Google recruited professor John Martinis a prominent physicist at University of California at Santa Barbara and his research team to join in building Google's proprietary quantum computer.[10]
In 2019, Google claimed "quantum supremacy". Using their 53-qubit Sycamore processor, they claimed to be able to perform in about 200 seconds a task that they estimated would take the world's most powerful classical supercomputer 10,000 years to solve.[11]
In 2023, Google published a paper with the first demonstration of a logical qubit prototype, showing the possibility of suppressing computational errors by scaling up the number of qubits in a scheme known as quantum error correction.[12]
The latest quantum computing chip was announced in 2025, named Willow. Willow achieved exponential error reduction. In a maximum complexity benchmark (Random Circuit Sampling), Willow completed a computational task in under five minutes that would take the fastest modern supercomputers 10 septillion () years.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Google Quantum AI". Google Quantum AI. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ Elizabeth Gibney (22 October 2025). "Google claims 'quantum advantage' again — but researchers are sceptical". Nature. Springer Nature. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Google says its quantum computer can reveal the structure of molecules". New Scientist. New Scientist. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Google claims first verifiable quantum advantage for Willow chip". The Hindu. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 Neven, Hartmun (June 12, 2025). "Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip".
- ↑ Abanin, Dmitry A.; et al. (2025). "Observation of constructive interference at the edge of quantum ergodicity". Nature. 646 (8086): 825–830. doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09526-6. PMC 12545170. PMID 41125780.
- ↑ "Google hails breakthrough as quantum computer surpasses ability of supercomputers". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ Cade Metz (22 October 2025). "Google's quantum computer makes a big technical leap". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ Pichai, Sundar. "What our quantum computing milestone means".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ordinary computers can beat Google's quantum computer after all". Science. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Pichai, Sundar. "Our progress toward quantum error correction".
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