On Wednesday, Microsoft quietly announced a breakthrough that could change the world forever. No fanfare, no flashing sirens — just a casual revelation that it’s unlocked an entirely new state of matter. This isn’t science fiction. This is real. And if you thought the pace of technological change was overwhelming before, buckle up, because everything changed yesterday.
In science class, we are taught there are three states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. Microsoft has allegedly developed a new class of matter, called “topological conductors,” that form the foundation of a new kind of quantum computing. The tech world has been chasing this for decades, and now, after nearly 20 years of research and billions of dollars, Microsoft has found the key.
This breakthrough isn’t just another incremental tech update — it’s a paradigm shift — and shifts like this don’t come without consequences.
Computing power is about to explode beyond anything we’ve ever imagined. Right now, we process information linearly — one step at a time. However, with quantum computing, an infinite number of calculations can be solved simultaneously. If today’s best supercomputers are like an Olympic sprinter, quantum computers are like teleportation — and we’re on the verge of plugging artificial intelligence into that system.
Has AI already surpassed human intelligence?
This week, Elon Musk’s AI system, Grok, released its latest update, and it’s already surpassing ChatGPT. I asked Grok how fast it learns new information, and it told me that in just 12 hours, it gains the equivalent of five to 10 years of human intellectual development. Imagine what happens when AI of this capacity is connected to quantum computing. The AI itself estimated that instead of advancing five to 10 years in 12 hours, it would leap 50 to 100 years in intellectual growth. Let that sink in.
We are looking at intelligence that will be unimaginably superior to the smartest human beings on the planet, accelerating at a pace beyond comprehension. It won’t be a matter of decades before AI outpaces human intelligence — but days — and we’ve just given it the keys to quantum power.
This is an event horizon, the moment after which nothing will ever be the same.
Are you prepared for this?
Tech elites, corporations, and governments are sprinting toward artificial superintelligence without a single serious conversation about what happens next. We already see AI systems manipulating public perception, influencing politics, and transforming industries. But what happens when an intelligence 1,000 times greater than any human starts making decisions for us? What happens when it controls entire economies, military systems, and information networks?
Microsoft’s announcement should have been headline news. Instead, it was a tweet, a YouTube video, a whisper in the background of the cultural noise. But this breakthrough isn’t just another incremental tech update, it’s a paradigm shift — and shifts like this don’t come without consequences.
We stand at the precipice of a new world. Quantum-powered AI will redefine everything — from the way we work, to the way we think, to the very fabric of reality as we understand it. This isn’t just an upgrade. This is the rewriting of the human experience.
Want more from Glenn Beck? Get Glenn’s FREE email newsletter with his latest insights, top stories, show prep, and more delivered to your inbox.
Read the full article here
