By Namrata Sen
Publication Date: 2026-06-14 11:30:00
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Alphabet‘s Google Quantum AI turned down funding from the Trump administration for its quantum computing initiative, citing “conditions” that would have slowed down its progress.
Charina Chou, Chief Operating Officer of Google Quantum AI, disclosed at the Semafor Tech summit in San Francisco on Wednesday, “In this one specific case, I think there were various conditions that came with the funding.”
She said that those conditions would have slowed down Google’s progress towards achieving a quantum computer. Despite this, Google continues to work with the U.S. government in other areas.
“Google wants to move as quickly as we can to a quantum computer,” said Chou.
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