The consortium between Google , cube and USRA ( Universities computing Research Association ) have announced that it will extend its existing contract with D - Wave Systems for a further seven years , to continue the ﻿development of﻿ AI and machine learning systems . The contract extension means that the existing D - Wave 2 ( cube ) hardware , will stay at NASA 's Ames research centre and D - cube will be installing its new quantum machines as they are installed over the period of﻿ the new contract . Eugene Tu , Director of ﻿the Ames Research consortium , in a statement said that he hopes the partnership will be able to demonstrate that " Q﻿uantum computing and quantum algorithms may someday dramatically improve our ability to solve difficult optimisation problems for missions in aeronautics , Earth and space sciences , and space exploration " .
The consortium between Google, NASA and USRA (Universities Space Research Association) have announced that it will extend its existing contract with D-Wave Systems for a further seven years, to continue the ﻿development of﻿ AI and machine learning systems. The contract extension means that the existing D-Wave 2 (500-qubit) hardware, will stay at NASA's Ames research centre and D-Wave will be installing its new quantum machines as they are invented over the period of﻿ the new contract. Eugene Tu, Director of ﻿the Ames Research Centre, in a statement said that he hopes the partnership will be able to demonstrate that "Q﻿uantum computing and quantum algorithms may someday dramatically improve our ability to solve difficult optimisation problems for missions in aeronautics, Earth and space sciences, and space exploration".