Just when you may have finally gotten your head around the opportunity in artificial intelligence (AI), a new investment opportunity has popped up. Quantum computing is the latest “new thing” among technology stocks.

Rigetti Computing is at the forefront of the quantum computing industry, but the company has a speculative stock valuation.

Shares of Rigetti computing have lost more than 70% of their value since hitting their $20 closing high less than two weeks ago. The volatile plunge in share price came on the heels of Jensen Huang - NVIDIA’s CEO – on the reasonable timeline for quantum computing.

Shares of Rigetti Computing are trading higher by 24.8% during Tuesday's session. The stock is rebounding after recent remarks by Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg that cast doubt on quantum computing's timeline.

Quantum computing stocks took a dive Wednesday after investors' perceptions about the outlook for the sector were dramatically corrected. Valuations in the nascent space had been

Adding to the pressure, D-Wave announced on Friday that the company was going to sell up to $150 million in common shares. That move would dilute the current shareholders of the company. Early stage companies often take advantage of price increases to raise capital to invest in their research and development.

This is what's happening on Wednesday, as quantum computing investors cheer some kind words from Microsoft's strategic missions and technologies chief, Mitra Azizirad, who last night urged quantum investors to get ready, because "we are right on the cusp of seeing quantum computers solve meaningful problems and capture new business value."

The same stocks rallied earlier this week after Microsoft unveiled an initiative meant to familiarize business leaders with quantum systems.