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QuEra Secures $230 Million to Build Useful Quantum Computer
Quantum computing startup QuEra has raised $230 million in convertible note funding from investors including Google and SoftBank to build a "useful" quantum computer within the next three to five years. The company, which already generates revenue from selling quantum computers and cloud services, is developing a neutral atom quantum supercomputer that uses lasers to cool atoms and reduce computational errors.
Skynet Chance (+0.03%): Advances in quantum computing could eventually enable computational capabilities far beyond classical systems, potentially increasing the risks of uncontrollable AI by providing massive computing resources that could accelerate AI development or be leveraged by advanced systems.
Skynet Date (-1 days): While quantum computing doesn't directly relate to immediate AI risks, the massive investment in alternative computing architectures could eventually provide computational resources that accelerate advanced AI research, marginally bringing forward potential control issues.
AGI Progress (+0.04%): Significant advancements in quantum computing would provide a complementary computational paradigm that could solve problems classical computers struggle with, potentially overcoming current computational bottlenecks in AI development and opening new paths to AGI.
AGI Date (-1 days): The substantial investment in quantum computing infrastructure and the goal of building a useful quantum computer within 3-5 years could eventually provide new computational resources that accelerate certain aspects of advanced AI research.