Google Foresees Earlier Use of Quantum Computing
February 10, 2025
Tech giant Google has advanced the date it expects quantum computing to enter commercial operations, projecting use within five years in applications such as improving batteries for electric cars, creating new drugs, and developing new energy alternatives. To build a workforce equipped to operate and manage quantum computing, as well as quantum sensing and networking, the nation’s policymakers and funders must mount a sweeping educational push, Sean Dudley and Marisa Brazil argue in Issues. This effort should span “all tiers and types of learning institutions,” they write, and reach “a very broad range of interdisciplinary learners across the country.”