AI is pulling quantum timelines forward, but hardware is at the vacuum-tube stage
robleclerc · x · 2026-10-17
Rob LeClerc argues AI is rapidly pulling forward quantum computing timelines while the hardware itself remains at a 'vacuum tube' stage — he sees the hardware side as the big bottleneck ahead.
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