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mucifer

(24,862 posts)
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 11:17 PM Jul 2024

Illinois lands federal partnership to further develop quantum projects

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday plans to announce a major partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense’s research and development agency to further expand quantum research in Illinois.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, will take residency on the state’s quantum campus to establish a program where quantum computing prototypes will be tested. The location of the campus is expected to be announced soon.

According to DARPA, the goal of the “Quantum Benchmarking Initaitive,” or QBI, will be to evaluate and test quantum computing claims and “separate hype from reality.”

“It’s going to ensure our quantum campus and the development of our quantum industry is secured as a global leader,” Pritzker said in an interview with the Sun-Times. “We’re the only state that put forward a quantum campus and quantum plan. And the federal government stepping up and becoming an important partner, particularly DARPA, is a lot of validation.


https://chicago.suntimes.com/technology/2024/07/16/illinois-quantum-projects-darpa-jb-pritzker

Oh and ef you elon musk!!
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Wow! ShazzieB Jul 2024 #1

ShazzieB

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1. Wow!
Wed Jul 17, 2024, 09:13 PM
Jul 2024

I don't really know what quantum computing is, but this sounds like a BFD. Nice work, Gov. Pritzker!

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