Google Quantum AI

Meet Willow: Our state-of-the-art quantum chip. It's the first quantum chip to show exponential error reduction as qubits scale, paving the way for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. Dive in → go.nature.com/3OKVLY6

Excited to see this report from the @BritishCouncil, featuring Erik Lucero and our Google Quantum AI Artists in Residence Program, highlights the growing intersection of quantum computing and the arts. Read the report: goo.gle/45fHprw

Understanding the qubit is fundamental to quantum computing. Charina Chou, COO of Quantum AI, explains how superposition lets a qubit exist as both 0 and 1 at once, unlocking potential computational advantages beyond classical bits → goo.gle/3H8H14N

Calling researchers at the frontier of quantum biology and neuroscience: Google’s Academic Research Awards are accepting proposals in Quantum Neuroscience through July 23rd. Learn more and apply here → goo.gle/455sLDb

Foundational research powers the future. Through the Google Academic Research Awards, we’re supporting the next wave of scientists and engineers. Apply by 7/23 → goo.gle/4eSlytr

Researchers gathered in May at the 2025 Quantum Summer Symposium! Attendees from around the globe connected, shared breakthroughs, and explored future collaborations in quantum computing. Let's build a global community to foster innovation and new developments in quantum.

Introducing Shadow Hamiltonian Simulation, a breakthrough in quantum simulation for the efficient study of systems like free bosons and free fermions that are exponentially large, providing exponential quantum speedups. Read the full research → goo.gle/4hTMby0

Applications are open for the Google Academic Research Awards, a program that supports academic research in computing and technology that makes a positive difference in the world. Learn more and apply by July 23 at goo.gle/GARA

Error correction is a key component of tomorrow’s large-scale quantum computers. Today we’re excited to report the experimental demonstration of a color code system that provides an advantageous alternative to the well studied surface code. Check it out →goo.gle/4ljZwli

Researchers from our team and @CarnegieMellon just published in PRX on a new family of quantum algorithms that provide a quartic speedup for a broad class of planted inference problems that may have applications in cryptography and learning. Read more ↓ goo.gle/4dL8EwJ

In @Nature, researchers from @GoogleQuantumAI, @TU_Muenchen, & @UoN_Physics simulated a (2+1)D lattice gauge theory and visualized string dynamics, revealing the deconfined-to-confined excitation transition as the effective electric field increases. → goo.gle/4kwssqk

Random Circuit Sampling has been a key quantum benchmark — and with the Willow chip, we’ve pushed far beyond classical limits. Next up: achieving the first useful beyond-classical computation. Learn more → goo.gle/3Zs9xUt

In our Santa Barbara labs, we’re making real progress with Willow, our new quantum chip. It's more accurate than previous quantum chips, and could help solve problems we can’t even imagine yet. Learn more ↓ youtube.com/watch?v=5xN8vl…

Understanding genuine progress in quantum computing is not always straightforward. Dive into this with Julian Kelly and Sinead Bovell in this #GoogleIO session to address how to assess breakthroughs, applications, and more ↓ goo.gle/4jibAlJ

Everything — yes, everything — we announced at #GoogleIO, including when, where and how to get your hands on all the new models and features ↓ goo.gle/3SHmsi7

We investigate a way to measure properties of quantum systems more efficiently using shadow tomography. Using a new method, we were able to estimate quantum observables with fewer samples, less computation, and practical measurements. Learn more → goo.gle/3E3XfuM

Willow marks a significant step forward in quantum computing. Learn how Quantum AI is advancing towards a large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer—a tool that could one day address challenges previously thought beyond reach. Learn more → goo.gle/3Zs9xUt