Summary
The post unpacks headlines around a Chinese “photonic quantum chip” from CHIPX and Turing Quantum that won an award at the 2025 World Internet Conference. Media claims touted 1000x acceleration, beyond classical limits, and real-world deployments. The key point for our community is simple. It is not a quantum computer, and the coverage is a case study in quantum-washing that blurs what quantum tech can actually do today.
For CISOs and cyber leaders, separate marketing from math. Ask for qubit counts, gate operations, coherence times, error rates, error correction, workload details, and transparent benchmarks tied to cryptanalytic relevance. If those are missing, treat it as a specialized photonic device with narrow speedups, not a driver of imminent cryptographic breaks. Stay the course on PQC migration and crypto agility, and watch for real milestones like logical qubits with sustained error correction and benchmarks that matter to Shor-scale threats.
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See the original article at: https://postquantum.com/industry-news/chinese-photonic-quantum-chip/