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Deeper cuts could be on the way. As soon as this week, the #Trump admin is expected to propose sharp reductions in discretionary spending, including on #research & #development, as part of the annual budget process.

Economists have warned that such cuts could undermine American competitiveness in areas like #vaccine development, #AI & #QuantumComputing, & could slow #growth in #income & #productivity in the long term.

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Great call to action by Robbie King on finding more useful quantum algorithms.

Billions of euros have been spent on research for advancing the development of quantum computers, but what are they useful for?

As the post-quantum transition progresses, the main incentive for quantum computers is going away.

Robbie claims "The bar for meaningful progress is lower than it might seem, and even incremental advances are valuable.”

quantumfrontiers.com/2025/04/2

I've heard the claim that #QuantumComputing will be the next #fad in #tech once the #AIBubble bursts completely. The thing about that is that quantum computers seem to actually have broad potential for improvement of how we use computers. So-called "AI" has a very narrow scope of actual usefulness, but billionaires already wanted an excuse to cut the lower rungs off the ladder via automation, so they didn't care how many cracks they left in the façade trying to ram a square peg into a round hole