On March 22, local time, entrepreneur Jack Hidary officially announced Sandbox AQ, confirming that the quantum technology team Sandbox has spun off from Google's parent company Alphabet to become an independent quantum technology company.
Sandbox AQ official website homepage
Sandbox can be translated as "sandbox". As a computer term, "sandbox" is applied to network security, referring to tools used in isolated environments to test behavior such as untrusted files or applications.
The "Sandbox" team was first founded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and has been led by Jack Hilary for more than four years. Unlike the Santa Barbara-based Google quantum computing team, the team is the second mysterious quantum computing team at Google parent company Alphabet, focusing on developing quantum computing software and experimental quantum projects.
Google parent company Alphabet
This time, Sandbox AQ officially announced that it unveiled the "mystery" of the team. As ceo of the company, Hilary said it was the company he founded during his tenure at Alphabet in 2016 and "we've kept a relatively low profile for five years."
"The importance of geopolitical influence requires us to develop a stronger cybersecurity platform for businesses and governments. In addition to cybersecurity, the combination of quantum technology and artificial intelligence will also produce powerful hybrid functions, which we call AQ, which can affect areas such as drug development, clean energy, and data security. "We've built an ecosystem of partners, users, government agencies, and universities. ”
It is reported that Sandbox AQ mainly uses AI and quantum technology to provide technology, services and software solutions in many fields such as healthcare, finance, communications, security, and transportation. Hilary stressed that the hybrid capabilities of AI and quantum technology cannot be ignored, and although fault-tolerant quantum computers are unlikely to be commercialized in the next 10 years or more, the company has provided practical solutions in quantum technology and artificial intelligence for multiple industry sectors, academia and the federal government.
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, image from Bloomberg
In addition, the company's chairman is Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google. Schmidt said the convergence of quantum and artificial intelligence technologies is already transforming entire industries, helping to accelerate scientific discoveries.
At present, Sandbox AQ has completed a round of oversubscription financing, investors and investment institutions include: Eric Schmidt, Breyer Capital Investments, Guggenheim Investments and T. Rowe Price. The company's existing customers include Vodafone Business, Softbank Mobile, Mount Sinai Health System, and the U.S. federal government.