Who's Doing This? Why? Who's Paying?
Understanding Quantum Computing
The people: Preskill, Aaronson, Neven, Gambetta, Shor. IBM, Google, PsiQuantum, IQM, Origin Quantum. Global funding landscape. As of May 2026.
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Learning Material
5 pagesLesson 7 — Who's Doing This? Why? Who's Paying?
Understanding the Complex: Understanding Quantum Computing
As of May 2026
Quantum computing is one of the few technology fields where government spending dwarfs private investment — and where the military-intelligence motive is openly acknowledged alongside the scientific one. That context shapes everything: who gets funded, what gets built, and who can access the results.
Follow the money.