Quantum Readiness

Adamas Governance Institute

A division of Adamas Capital Inc.

1. Quantum Acceleration: Governance Implications

Quantum systems are no longer progressing along linear research curves.

Recent developments indicate the early onset of threshold-class capability, where scale increases disproportionately alter system behavior, computational exposure, and cryptographic viability.

Institutions now face three concurrent realities:

• Advances will outpace regulatory adaptation.
  Quantum progress is accelerating faster than oversight mechanisms.
• Vulnerabilities will emerge before replacements are fully deployed.
  PQC migration, key-rotation, and system hardening remain incomplete globally.
• Operational, ethical, and systemic consequences will compound.
  Quantum-class capability affects not only cryptography, but coordination, prediction, markets, and emotional-dyadic systems interacting with AI.

These shifts make transition governance, not technology adoption, the defining priority.

This is the domain addressed by the Quantum Transition Governance Framework (Q-TGF).

Its purpose is not to evaluate quantum performance.

Its purpose is to stabilize institutions during the transition.

2. Quantum Signal Index (QSI)

A permanent, updateable indicator maintained by Adamas Governance Institute.

The QSI enables institutions to understand the governance posture required based on the latest verified developments in quantum capability.

QSI Level Definitions

• Level 1 — Research Phase
  Prototype-class advances with limited systemic implication.
• Level 2 — Acceleration Phase
  Scaling inflection points indicating future governance impact.
• Level 3 — Transition Phase
  Capability trajectories affecting cryptographic and operational integrity.
• Level 4 — Exposure Phase
  Clear and measurable institutional vulnerability pathways.
• Level 5 — Systemic Threshold Phase
  Quantum-class computation capable of destabilizing existing security or coordination systems.

Current QSI Status

QSI Level 3 — Transition Phase

Last Update: December 2025

Signal Event: 10,000-qubit photonic processor deployment (QuantWare)

Governance Interpretation:

Not a cryptographic break, but a time-horizon compression event.

Institutions must assume PQC and transition controls require earlier execution than planned.

Implication:

Q-TGF transition governance—rather than PQC alone—is now required for readiness.

3. Institutional Readiness Requirements

Quantum acceleration does not require panic; it requires structured governance posture.

Adamas Governance Institute advises institutions to adopt the following stance:

A. Assessment

• Map cryptographic exposure.
• Identify interdependencies across legacy systems.
• Evaluate operational processes sensitive to computational disruption.

B. Transition Governance

• Implement Q-TGF's multi-stage decision architecture.
• Establish board-level responsibility for quantum transition.
• Align leadership, compliance, and operational teams around a single governance protocol.

C. Coordination

• Synchronize with internal cybersecurity, AI teams, and external partners.
• Establish cross-institution communication channels for transition integrity.

D. Stabilization

• Deploy emotional-governance systems to buffer human-AI interaction stress during transition.
• Reinforce communication pathways to avoid misinformation or operational drift.

Quantum readiness is not solely a technical challenge.

It is a governance challenge affecting every decision layer of an institution.

4. Why Q-TGF Is Required Now

Most transition frameworks presume predictable technological timelines.

Quantum acceleration invalidates those assumptions.

Q-TGF enables institutions to operate under:

• Uncertainty
• Asymmetric information
• Nonlinear technological progression
• Sociotechnical interdependence
• National-scale systemic exposure

It ensures that decision-making, communication pathways, and institutional posture remain coherent as quantum capability advances.

Q-TGF does not compete with PQC.

Q-TGF governs the transition PQC will operate within.

This distinction is essential.

5. Q-TGF Access

Institutions seeking transition-readiness evaluation or access to the full Q-TGF doctrine must submit a request through the Q-TGF Access Portal.

Adamas Governance Institute reviews all submissions for institutional alignment, governance integrity, and ethical suitability.

Proceed to the Q-TGF Access Page

Requests undergo screening to ensure alignment with sovereign, institutional, and ethical standards.