{"id":19403,"date":"2024-12-10T19:02:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/googles-quantum-chip-sparks-bitcoin-security-concerns\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T19:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:02:39","slug":"googles-quantum-chip-sparks-bitcoin-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/googles-quantum-chip-sparks-bitcoin-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Google’s Quantum Chip Sparks Bitcoin Security Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experts from Google Quantum AI unveiled<\/a> the latest quantum chip, Willow, which has caught the attention of the crypto community as a potential threat to Bitcoin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Hartmut Neven, head of the tech giant’s division, the chip completed a standard benchmark calculation in under five minutes. In comparison, one of the fastest modern supercomputers, Frontier, would take 10 septillion years\u2014a figure far exceeding the age of the universe.<\/p>\n

Neven highlighted Willow’s primary advantage as its ability to exponentially reduce errors as it scales with more qubits<\/span>. He emphasized that this addresses a “key problem the industry has worked on for nearly 30 years.”<\/p>\n

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“This historic achievement is known in the field as ‘below threshold’\u2014the ability to reduce errors while simultaneously increasing the number of qubits,” Neven added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated that Willow is an important step towards creating a “useful quantum computer” with practical applications in drug discovery, fusion energy, battery design, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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We see Willow as an important step in our journey to build a useful quantum computer with practical applications in areas like drug discovery, fusion energy, battery design + more. Details here: https:\/\/t.co\/dgPuXOoBSZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n