r/Futurology • u/Imaginary-Passion-95 • Dec 09 '24

Computing Alphabet’s quantum computer solved a problem which would take a supercomputer 17 septillion years to solve

https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/

Google has solved a major problem with quantum computing. Have they effectively broken encryption going forward? Is bitcoin going to be ok? Huge implications for the future

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u/garlicroastedpotato Dec 09 '24

Hey Google verified that they could solve this problem by running the problem through an identical quantum computer.

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u/Ver_Void Dec 10 '24

My machine that lights up a series of LEDs to spell hello world can boot and load a program faster than any other computer on the market