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Google's journey in quantum computing, which began over a decade ago, has been marked by several milestone achievements, including their 2019 claim of quantum supremacy with the Sycamore processor.

Willow is the latest evolution in this trajectory, building upon years of research and development at Google Quantum AI, a division that has consistently pushed the boundaries of what's possible in quantum computing.

Unlike previous quantum processors that struggled with error rates and scalability, Willow achieves exponential error reduction and unprecedented computational speed, completing a task in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years - a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe.

According to Hartmut Neven, Founder and Lead of Google Quantum AI, Willow is instrumental to Google’s advancement in quantum computing: “The Willow chip is a major step on a journey that began over 10 years ago.

“When I founded Google Quantum AI in 2012, the vision was to build a useful, large-scale quantum computer that could harness quantum mechanics — the “operating system” of nature to the extent we know it today — to benefit society by advancing scientific discovery, developing helpful applications and tackling some of society's greatest challenges.