US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal
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美国政府近期宣布向量子计算领域投入20亿美元，以股权投资形式向多家初创公司各提供1亿美元。然而，众议员Zoe Lofgren指出，这些交易可能违法，因为国会拨款本应用于支持半导体公共研究，而非此类商业投资。最大资金将流向新成立的Anderon公司，该公司由IBM和政府各注资10亿美元，继承IBM的人员和知识产权，作为量子处理器代工厂向IBM及其他公司提供服务
Last week, the US government announced $2 billion in investments in quantum computing companies, allocating $100 million each to a range of startups in exchange for equity in the companies. Those could be make-or-break investments for many companies that are likely years away from a product that could see widespread use. But a member of the US Congress is now arguing that those deals are illegal, as Congress did not allocate the money for this purpose—instead, it was meant to support public research in semiconductors.
But the biggest chunk of money would go to a company that likely wouldn't exist if it weren't for the government's backing. Anderon will be set up with a billion dollars each from IBM and the government and will inherit personnel and IP from IBM. It will serve as a foundry for fabricating quantum processing units and will contract its services out to IBM and any other company that wants access to cutting-edge hardware.
Is any of this legal?
Zoe Lofgren (D–Calif.), the ranking member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, made it clear that she is not happy with how the government is using its money to support this technology.
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