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Rahm Emanuel crafts $150 million quantum computing research deal with U. of Chicago, U. of Tokyo
The occasion of our brief interview — before Emanuel greeted Biden on the tarmac — was to discuss a deal Emanuel put together where he got IBM and Google to, combined, put up $150 million for the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo to study ways to make more powerful quantum computing.
What this means for the city of Chicago is this, Emanuel said: “This puts Chicago in the lead in the field of quantum. The University of Chicago is now one of the premier schools worldwide in quantum research, which will pay dividends for generations economically.”
The emerging field of quantum computing, according to the Department of Energy, “may revolutionize our ability to solve problems that are hard to address with even the largest supercomputers.”
What this means for the city of Chicago is this, Emanuel said: “This puts Chicago in the lead in the field of quantum. The University of Chicago is now one of the premier schools worldwide in quantum research, which will pay dividends for generations economically.”
The emerging field of quantum computing, according to the Department of Energy, “may revolutionize our ability to solve problems that are hard to address with even the largest supercomputers.”
IBM is giving, over 10 years, $100 million to develop — according to the U. of C. — “the world’s first quantum-centric supercomputer.” Google is putting up $50 million to, again according to the U. of C., “support quantum computing research and to help train the quantum workforce of the future.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/5/18/23729270/us-ambassador-to-japan-rahm-emanuel-crafts-150-million-quantum-computing-research-deal-google-ibm
Rahm is the ambassador to Japan. Doing a much better job than mayor of Chicago. Inequity grew in Chicago when he was mayor. He did congratulate Mayor Brandon Johnson when he won and Rahm did call for unity. Maybe he is mellowing with age.