Pritzker, IBM Unveil Quantum Computer Fueled by State Taxpayers
IBM’s first quantum computer in Illinois will support 750 new jobs and an apprenticeship pipeline as part of FutureNow Chicago, officials said.
- On Friday, Governor JB Pritzker and IBM unveiled IBM Quantum System Two at Hyde Park Labs, marking the company's first quantum computer deployment in Illinois and a major milestone for the state's quantum computing ambitions.
- Illinois has committed $500 million to develop the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park , with the state's total quantum computing investment reaching at least $700 million in taxpayer funds to support long-term infrastructure.
- Powered by the IBM Quantum Nighthawk processor—IBM's most powerful quantum chip ever built—the system anchors the National Quantum Algorithm Center , where pharmaceutical company AbbVie collaborates on molecular simulation research.
- IBM's FutureNow Chicago hub expects to create 750 jobs, with the state providing $19 million in income tax credits, while City Colleges of Chicago will train 500 apprentices over five years to support the workforce pipeline.
- The system will operate at Hyde Park Labs until relocating to the Quantum Works building by 2028, with the project supported by $280 million in federal funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency .
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Pritzker, IBM unveil quantum computer fueled by state taxpayers - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says a new quantum computer in Chicago will bring jobs to Illinois, after state taxpayers provided $25 million for the project. State and local officials joined administrators from the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [...]
IBM Unveils Company’s First Quantum Computer In Illinois At Hyde Park Labs – Block Club Chicago – Wirepoints
The unveiling builds upon a UChicago–IBM relationship that has grown steadily in recent years. In 2023, at the G7 Summit in Japan, UChicago, IBM and the University of Tokyo launched a 10-year, $100 million initiative to develop blueprints for a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100,000 qubits.
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IBM Unveils Its Most Advanced Quantum Computer in Chicago, Marking a Milestone for Illinois's Quantum Future
/PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM), the University of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) today unveiled an IBM...
IBM unveils its first quantum computer in Illinois at Hyde Park Labs
IBM unveiled its first quantum computer in Illinois Friday at Hyde Park Labs, ushering in an era of potentially transformative technological advancement, with Chicago at the center of development.
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