Quantum is a safe bet when you fear AI


Sandy Plunkett
Contributor

The $940 million investment in Silicon Valley-based startup PsiQuantum jointly made by the federal and Queensland governments last week represents the first WTF moment of the recently announced Future Made in Australia era.

Apologies for resorting to the colloquial expletive, but it aptly summarises the reaction to a decision that is still shrouded in secrecy and that many of Australia’s smartest scientific minds can’t figure out the logic behind.

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