1 million qubits in 50 square millimeters (!!)

Imagine a quantum computer with a million physical qubits in a space smaller than a sticky note. That’s exactly what Quantum Art is building. In this TechFirst episode, I chat with CEO Tal David, who shares his team’s vision to deliver quantum systems with: • 100x more parallel operations • 100x more gates per second • A footprint up to 50x smaller than competitors We also dive into the four key tech breakthroughs behind this roadmap to scale Quantum Art's computer: 1. Multi-qubit gates capable of 1,000 2-qubit operations in a single step 2. Optical segmentation using laser-defined tweezers 3. Dynamic reconfiguration of ion cores at microsecond speed 4. Modular, ultra-dense 2D architectures scaling to 1M+ qubits We also cover: - How Quantum Art plans to reach fault tolerance by 2033 - Early commercial viability with 1,000 physical qubits by 2027 - Why not moving qubits might be the biggest innovation of all - The quantum computing future of healthcare, logistics, aerospace, and energy 🎧 Chapters 00:00 – Intro: 1M qubits in 50mm² 01:45 – Vision: impact in business, humanity, and national tech 03:07 – Multi-qubit gates (1,000 ops in one step) 05:00 – Optical segmentation with tweezers 06:30 – Rapid reconfiguration: no shuttling, no delay 08:40 – Modular 2D architecture & ultra-density 10:30 – Physical vs logical qubits 13:00 – Quantum advantage by 2027 16:00 – Addressing the quantum computing skeptics 17:30 – Real-world use cases: aerospace, automotive, energy 19:00 – Why it’s called Quantum Art 👉 Subscribe for more deep tech interviews on quantum, robotics, AI, and the future of computing.