A joint initiative with NASA and the Universities Space Research Association , Google Quantum AI is advancing the state of the art of quantum computing and developing the tools for researchers to operate beyond classical capabilities .

The Quantum AI team ’ s mission is to build a useful quantum computer and to discover novel applications that could one day help solve challenging , real-world problems for humanity that would otherwise be impossible .

Earlier this year , Quantum AI researchers experimentally demonstrated that it ’ s possible to reduce errors by increasing the number of qubits , representing a significant shift in how quantum computers are operated .

Cirq , Google ’ s open source framework , is specifically designed for developing novel quantum algorithms for near-term quantum computers .

Google also announced a quantum computing partnership with the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo , with the aim to advance development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer . technologymagazine . com 39