Google has made a significant breakthrough in the field of quantum computing, achieving what is known as "quantum supremacy" - the ability to perform a task that a classical computer cannot.
In a paper published in the scientific journal Nature, Google researchers claim to have used their quantum computer to perform a specific calculation in just 200 seconds, a task that would have taken the world's fastest supercomputer 10,000 years to complete.
The calculation in question involved checking the randomness of numbers generated by a quantum circuit. While a classical computer would have to check each number individually, a quantum computer can perform the calculation in parallel, making it much faster.
This achievement is a major milestone in the development of quantum computing, which has the potential to revolutionize fields such as cryptography, drug discovery, and materials science.
However, it is important to note that this is just one specific task, and quantum computers are still a long way from being able to solve real-world problems on a large scale. But this breakthrough shows that progress is being made and that quantum computing could one day become a reality.
