Trump administration outlines quantum, AI initiatives in $6B science push
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The White House outlined a $215 million quantum computing competition and $2.4 billion in AI industry commitments as part of more than $6 billion in science initiatives. The announcements came while concern was growing around quantum threats to cryptocurrency security.
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Tomorrow morning, people watching crypto security, quantum computing, and AI policy will see a federal push that puts a $215 million quantum competition and $2.4 billion in AI commitments on the table. The announcement also places quantum threats to cryptocurrency security in the same frame, so the crypto sector and policymakers now have those concerns attached to the timing of the rollout.
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