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Don’t believe the hype — quantum tech can’t yet solve real-world problems

Investors and the public should know what quantum devices can and, more importantly, can’t do.
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  1. Joan Arrow

    1. Joan Arrow is the founder of the Quantum Ethics Project and project manager for the Womanium Quantum Solutions Launchpad, based in Arizona.

Throughout my career in quantum science, I have noticed a concerning pattern. Big technology companies announce major breakthroughs, and raise much investor capital. But some of these advances are questioned within months, weeks or even days. And, in some cases, published landmark papers are later retracted from scientific journals.

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Nature 640, 572 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01142-8

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