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AIST and Intel Strengthen Collaboration for Industrialization of Silicon Quantum Computers

by Editor BGF | Feb 9, 2025 | News, Shaping Futures

On February 3, 2025, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Intel Corporation (Intel) to strengthen their collaboration for the industrialization of quantum technology.

Through this partnership, AIST’s Quantum-AI Fusion Technology Business Development Global Research Center (G-QuAT) will integrate its evaluation testbed and device manufacturing capabilities with Intel’s cutting-edge semiconductor processes.

The goal is to realize a system with tens of thousands of qubits at an industrially viable level by the early 2030s. Specifically, the collaboration will focus on evaluating and optimizing materials and components essential for silicon quantum computer systems, developing implementation technologies, advancing refrigeration technology for large-scale quantum computers, integrating qubits, and developing cryogenic electronics for qubit control.

• AIST and Intel signed an MOU to strengthen collaboration on industrializing quantum technology, focusing on silicon quantum computers.

• The partnership integrates AIST’s G-QuAT research center capabilities with Intel’s established semiconductor processes to potentially develop a system with tens of thousands of qubits by the early 2030s.
• The collaboration will optimize materials, develop implementation and refrigeration technologies, integrate qubits, and create cryogenic electronics for large-scale quantum computing.

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/02/07/aist-and-intel-strengthen-collaboration-for-industrialization-of-silicon-quantum-computers/

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Japan-lab-and-Intel-set-out-to-develop-next-gen-quantum-computer

10 Recommendations of the Students of Enlightenment in Action Alliance (EAA) to President Macron and World Leaders

by Editor BGF | Feb 2, 2025 | News, Shaping Futures

Recommendations for Realizing AIWS Government 24/7:

1. Establish a Global Alliance for Digital Governance – France should lead efforts to create an AI governance alliance, bringing together democratic nations to develop policies that ensure AI’s responsible use in government.
2. Develop an AI Ethics and Transparency Framework – Governments must adopt a universal AI ethics charter that includes transparency, accountability, and human-centric design.
3. Invest in AI for Public Services – AIWS Government 24/7 should be piloted in France, using AI to improve healthcare, education, legal systems, and social services, ensuring continuous and responsive governance.
4. Create AI-Powered Citizen Engagement Platforms – Governments should develop AI-powered platforms that allow citizens to interact with policymakers in real-time, fostering public participation. This is a core component of AIWS Government 24/7.
5. Ensure AI for Democracy, Not Control – AI should be used to strengthen democratic institutions, not to censor, manipulate, or surveil populations. France should take the lead in safeguarding these principles.
6. Launch AI Talent and Innovation Hubs Named “Global Enlightenment Mountain” (GEM) – Establish AI research centers that bring together students, researchers, and policymakers to develop AI applications aligned with Enlightenment values. This is an innovative new model, evolving beyond Silicon Valley.
7. Enhance Cybersecurity and Data Protection – Governments must develop strict AI security protocols to prevent cyberattacks, deepfake misinformation, and AI-driven manipulations.
8. Promote AI Education and Public Awareness – AI literacy programs should be introduced in schools and universities to ensure that the next generation understands both the benefits and risks of AI governance.
9. Facilitate Cross-Cultural AI Collaborations – France should foster AI collaborations between the EU, US, Japan, India, and ASEAN, ensuring that AI-driven governance reflects diverse perspectives.
10. Declare Paris the Global Hub for Ethical AI Governance – France should position itself as the leader of ethical AI and use the New Paris of Enlightenment as a model for democratic AI governance worldwide.

Endorsement and Background

These recommendations are the result of in-depth discussions by the Enlightenment in Action Alliance (EAA), a distinguished network of outstanding students from top universities including Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, Columbia, UCLA, Georgetown, Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Brown, Oxford, Cambridge, and Paris PSL.

The EAA’s proposals were formulated during “AI Action Summit: Transforming Governance in the Age of AI,” an official event of “On the Road to the AI Action Summit in Paris,” organized by the Boston Global Forum (BGF).

The EAA, mentored and sponsored by the Boston Global Forum, is dedicated to advancing the vision of AIWS Government 24/7 and contributing to the development of the Special Program “Creating a New Paris of Enlightenment.”