Living definition
What is Google Willow?
Quantum ComputingFrontier Hardware & Quantum
- As of
- 2026-10-21
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Google Willow is a superconducting quantum computing chip developed by Google that implements quantum error correction across grids of physical qubits, arranged so that increasing the number of qubits used to encode each logical qubit reduces the overall error rate rather than adding more noise.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-21, verified readiness is 30 (claimed 35, reported 35, gap 5) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Consider Willow for selected research collaborations and tightly scoped experiments.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Google Willow.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06