U.S. Voting Systems Are Considered Critical Infrastructure, U.S. Citizens Must Hope It’s Un-elected Thuggery Doesn’t Treat Quantum Information Science With the Same Neglect

…In the latest sign that the technology revolution is moving in new directions, a six-line law with no name is helping to redefine the traditional notions of infrastructure – to include artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and semiconductors…

…The legislation’s sponsor, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., says his intention is to boost national security, especially by fast-tracking permitting reviews of semiconductor plants expected to be built because of the Chips and Science Act…

…[T]he projects potentially qualifying for speeded-up review also encompass “semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, (and) cybersecurity…”

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