What if the multiverse really existed? According to Willow, the quantum chip unveiled by Google this week, parallel universes do indeed exist.
This little technological gem achieves in just 5 minutes what a classic supercomputer would take… 10 septillion years to accomplish!
According to Hartmut Neven, founder of Google Quantum AI, such a feat can only be explained in one way: the Willow chip draws its computing power from other universes. A theory which echoes the work of physicist David Deutsch on the multiverse, and which suggests that we are only one version among an infinity of parallel realities.
The magic of qubits, these bits from elsewhere
Unlike our traditional computers which work with bits (0 or 1), Willow uses qubits, quantum particles capable of being in several states simultaneously. A bit as if you could be in the office and on a Caribbean beach at the same time (don’t see this as a metaphor for teleworking)!
Even more fascinating, these qubits exploit quantum entanglement, a phenomenon that allows particles to remain connected regardless of the distance between them. Einstein himself described this phenomenon as“ghostly action at a distance”. And it seems that this “ghost” is today opening the doors to other dimensions for us.
Between skepticism and wonder
This discovery caused an earthquake in the scientific community. While some marvel at it, others prefer to remain cautious. They emphasize that the performance tests were carried out with measurement tools created by Google itself. To draw a parallel (no pun intended), we could compare this to an athlete who established a world record using his own stopwatch.
Perhaps the most fascinating thing is not so much the technical performance as its philosophical implications. If Willow confirms the existence of the multiverse, that means there’s a version of you somewhere who made different choices. A version that perhaps dared to ask for a meeting with that person they met in the metro, who chose another career, or who is reading this article comfortably seated on Mars.
Before confirming this discovery, scientists will need to carry out further studies. Indeed, the more we increase the number of qubits, the more errors multiply. This is precisely the problem Willow seeks to solve.
- This week, Google unveiled Willow, its new super-powerful quantum chip.
- Its extraordinary performance suggests that the chip draws its power from parallel universes, supporting the theory of the multiverse
- If these results are confirmed, they could revolutionize our understanding of reality and open the way to applications that are still unimaginable.
