Analysts often claim China is winning the quantum race but available research indicates otherwise.
A speaker at the TechNet Indo-Pacific conference in Hawaii made the bold claim that “China is about a decade ahead of us on quantum” during a panel discussing the use of artificial intelligence for warfighting.
TechNet Indo-Pacific is a military conference held each year dedicated to discussions on defense and wartime preparedness. Its particular area of focus is the geographical area between Africa’s eastern coast and the US’s western coast.
The panel, “AI/ML as a Warfighting Advantage” took place on Oct. 22 and featured several speakers from the tech industry including the executive who issued the warning, Theresa Melvin, chief technology officer at AI firm Aerospike.
