Quantum computing is about to get a lot more real

Just as AI has its dreams of “AGI” and “superintelligence,” quantum computing has its own north star: broad, practical quantum advantage over traditional supercomputers. The quantum industry’s goal is to build a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer powerful enough to solve hard, economically valuable problems in fields such as chemistry, materials science, and drug discovery. Recent progress suggests the technology may be moving closer to that point.