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Readiness verdict

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A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-08-20
Revision
1
Method
v1.3.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Watch

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
74% · stale
Computed at
2026-08-20T10:54:33.703057+00:00
Claimed
48

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
48

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
44

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+4

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Strong

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-08-20

Track; not yet

Why
Genuine and accelerating scientific milestones (below-threshold QEC; first verifiable quantum advantage) but still a NISQ-era research instrument with no usable application and no business-integration surface; relevant to pv only as a long-horizon PQC-threat signal.
Next
Monitor for below-threshold logical-GATE operation, a long-lived logical qubit (Milestone 3), and any algorithm with genuine commercial value; revisit post-quantum-crypto migration timelines against this trajectory.

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
13
Tier 1
0
Tier 2
6
Tier 3
7
Supports
6
Contradicts
3
Context
4
Latest observed
2026-03-30

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Initial public reading

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from watch to watch.

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