The powerful Willow chip helped Google gain access to parallel universes: what scientists say

Google claims that a revolutionary quantum chip called Willow can prove the existence of parallel universes. According to physicists, the American company has made a quantum leap in science.

Such beliefs emerged when Willow solved an extremely complex computational problem in just five minutes. Modern supercomputers would have taken 10 septillion years to solve it, TheSun writes.

Hartmut Neven, the head and founder of the Google Quantum AI team, called the performance of the quantum chip "stunning." He said that the ultrafast result – which would take another supercomputer more than the age of the Universe to crack – "supports the idea that quantum computing takes place in many parallel universes."

David Deutsch of the University of Oxford has also put forward the theory that breakthrough developments in quantum computing will confirm the "many worlds interpretation" of quantum mechanics. That is, it includes the existence of a multiverse.

Unlike traditional computers that use 0s and 1s, quantum computers rely on infinitely smaller bits called qubits, TechCrunch reports. They process information at lightning speeds, allowing them to potentially solve incredibly complex problems.

According to scientists, the tasks that Willow could solve would go beyond the capabilities of traditional computers. Hartmut Neven emphasizes that their chip is less error-prone than other quantum computers. After all, experts have found a way to reduce the likelihood of failures.

Google stated that it had found a way to combine the qubits of the Willow chip so that the error rate decreases with the number of qubits. The company also reported that it can correct errors in real time, which is a key step towards the practical use of quantum machines, Nature writes.

Science writer Ethan Siegel criticized Google's claims about parallel universes, saying that the success of quantum computers does not necessarily prove the existence of a multiverse. "You can make quantum mechanics work perfectly well, both physically and mathematically, without introducing even one parallel universe," he emphasized.

Nevertheless, Siegel said he was impressed by Google's incredible technological achievements, which he said were "a really great step forward in the world of quantum computing."

Experts believe that Google's revolutionary quantum computer can help scientists solve the Earth's most pressing problems, such as discovering new drugs, developing more efficient batteries for electric vehicles, and accelerating progress in fusion and new energy alternatives.

"Many of the game-changing applications of the future will not be possible to implement on classical computers; they are waiting to be unlocked by quantum computing," said Hartmut Neven.

Professor Winfried Hensinger of the Sussex Center for Quantum Technologies called Willow's achievement a "very important milestone" in the field of quantum computers.

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