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Why does the title have to be political ans not "The US gov..."? Sounds like there is an agenda
It was a White House initiative, so the headline seems to be accurate.
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I agree. It'd be concerning if they launched with some obscene $1 billion type financial tag with it. If or when it makes sense, they can always increase funding for these three centers and or to build additional centers. Which is exactly what I'd expect in the coming years.
I dunno. This seems worthy of a lot more funding than a dog walking app that raised $361 million https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wag
Why does the title have to be political ans not "The US gov..."? Sounds like there is an agenda
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>It's the sort of fundamental research which private industry tends to under-produce because it's hard for any given company to recoup the full value of the R&D, but the target area is something with potential downstream practical implications. Quantum computing ? I've seen just a few months ago some article about a single start-up raising >200M ?
There is a difference between doing fundamental research and bringing a product to market. We know enough about quantum computers to be able to build some of them in limited ways which are commercially useful in very specific domains, so then companies can get investment to do that. But we still don't really understand all of the fundamentals, and it's always hard to raise investment for fundamental research. Suppose…
In which way are quantum computers commercially useful?
This initiative is launched quicker than I expected, considering the pressure on federal budget due to the pandemic. It's part of National Quantum Initiative Act, signed into law in December, 2018. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6227
I think Australia has invested at least that over the past 12 years. Last year UNSW's Quantum Computer lab got a $25 million grant extension.
Why does the title have to be political ans not "The US gov..."? Sounds like there is an agenda
Why does the title have to be political ans not "The US gov..."? Sounds like there is an agenda