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Originally published on Towards AI.

I didn’t expect to be thinking about sonar when reading a quantum computing paper — but here we are.

Google says its Willow quantum chip ran a new algorithm, Quantum Echoes, and finished a physics task about 13,000× faster than the best classical algorithms running on the world’s fastest supercomputers. In plain English: the machine nudged its own quantum state, reversed time (mathematically), and listened for an echo that reveals hidden structure in nature.

The article explains how Google’s Willow quantum chip achieved a significant milestone by running the Quantum Echoes algorithm to perform a physics task incredibly faster than classical computers. It emphasizes the verifiability of the results, as these can be reproduced on the same hardware, setting a new standard in quantum computing, especially in areas like NMR and materials science. The chip’s capabilities could revolutionize the analysis of molecular structures and complex systems by providing clearer, verifiable signals previously unattainable with classical methods.

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