Google has unveiled its latest quantum chip, Willow, boasting an impressive 105 qubits and claimed to be the fastest quantum chip ever. According to the tech giant, Willow is capable of tackling complex computational problems at speeds far beyond current possibilities, completing tasks in minutes that would take classical computers thousands of years.

What sets Willow apart is its groundbreaking approach to error correction, long considered one of the biggest hurdles in quantum computing. Traditionally, placing more qubits close together on a chip increases the chance of errors, sometimes reducing the chip to the performance of a conventional processor. But with Willow, Google says it has found a way to link qubits in a way that not only minimizes errors but also allows for real-time error correction.

In a scientific paper, Google revealed that as the number of qubits increases, the error rate decreases—a significant achievement that experts believe brings practical quantum computing within reach. This clever connectivity marks a revolutionary step forward in overcoming one of the field’s toughest challenges.

Speed is where Willow truly shines. According to Google, tasks that currently take 10,000 years to compute could now be solved in just five minutes. For comparison, the same calculations would require a classical computer roughly 1 billion years under optimal conditions. With this chip, Google has moved the quantum frontier closer to reality, unlocking possibilities that were once confined to science fiction.