Google hits record 99.99% fidelity on magic states with 105-qubit Willow chip
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-10-16
Per unusualwhales citing Science, Google announced a major quantum computing breakthrough:
- Achieved a record 99.99% accuracy producing "magic states" — a key resource for reliable quantum computation
- Work done on Google's 105-qubit Willow chip, published in Science
Seen as a significant step toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
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