I Held Google's Willow Chip — What Quantum Means for the Future of AI

"Inside a secretive lab in Santa Barbara, California, scientists at Alphabet are working on one of the company's most ambitious bets yet. They're attempting to develop the world's most advanced quantum computers. Late last year, Google unveiled a breakthrough quantum computing chip called Willow, which it says can solve a benchmark problem unimaginably faster than what's possible with a classical computer. CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa gets an exclusive look inside Google quantum lab and explores whether Willow may give Google a chance to take the lead in the next technological era.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Chapter 1: Is quantum overhyped?
2:09 Chapter 2: Google's breakthrough
5:25 Chapter 3: The competition
8:41 Chapter 4: Quantum and AI
12:44 Chapter 5: Interview with Google's quantum AI director

Anchor: Deirdre Bosa
Produced by: Jasmine Wu, Laura Batchelor, Drew Troast
Edited by: Amy Marino
Camera: Andrew Evers, Katie Tarasov
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Animation: Jason Reginato
Additional Production: Merritt Enright

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I Held Google's Willow Chip — What Quantum Means for the Future of AI