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China’s “Photonic Quantum Chip” Is Impressive. But It’s Also a Case Study in Quantum-Washing

Every few months, a headline pops up proclaiming the dawn of a new quantum breakthrough - often accompanied by phrases like “1000x faster than classical computers,” “industry first,” “quantum chip,” or “beyond classical limits.” And every time, the quantum-security community winces. Not because these technologies aren’t exciting, they often are, but because the language steadily erodes public understanding of what quantum computing actually is, and what it isn’t. The latest example arrived from China, where the Chip Hub for Integrated Photonics Xplore (CHIPX), working with start-up Turing Quantum, unveiled what the media quickly dubbed a “photonic quantum chip”. It won

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