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THE GOOGLE WILLOW THING

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Google Willow is a new 105-qubit superconducting chip. It has been used to demonstrate an error-corrected surface code qubit as well as a new, bigger quantum supremacy experiment based on Random Circuit Sampling. The development is a real milestone for the field. This article discusses Google Willow and its implications for the field of quantum computing.