{ "docId": "019dd923-622c-750b-8b9a-1cc056790523", "docSlug": "340e94a59fc0", "documentTitle": "IonQ Inc. 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He doesn’t know quantum computation at all. And he’s a salesman at the same time. This, in my opinion, is a very dangerous combination because I have heard him say things that are just completely wrong. Outside IonQ, and I’m sure probably even inside IonQ because I know technical people at IonQ, and I understand that they’re worried. 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Because if you’re saying that the quantum volume of your machine is 4 million, then it is far, far more advanced than that of the competitors. And it was obvious that it is not true to everybody. For a period of time, people, including myself, thought that maybe he made a mistake and maybe he didn’t mean it. But he repeated this statement multiple times because he doesn’t seem to understand the basics of what he’s saying.” - Leading quantum computing researcher who has published papers with IonQ’s founders", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "e649bf8a-b2ce-4713-a86b-55b1173a8442", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": null, "kind": "quote", "text": "The current CEO is Peter Chapman. He doesn’t know quantum computation at all. And he’s a salesman at the same time. This, in my opinion, is a very dangerous combination because I have heard him say things that are just completely wrong. 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