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Chief Physicist Says Quantum Computers Are “Tools of Destruction, Not Creation”
- valarauca1 9y agoTools are neither good nor evil. We decide how a tool is used, and to that end our histories and children decide if it was good or evil. Quantum Computing unlocks a lot of crypto-breaking, but post-quantum algorithms are already getting mainstream. People are starting to understand implementations, the theoretical underpinnings appear solid. As somebody who contributes occasionally to OpenSSL-esque projects the crypto world will handle this. New algorithms come-and-go. New cypher suites can be made, this is standard practice. The _scary_ applications of Quantum Computing really have more to do with plasma turbulence and protein folding. I'm more concerned with nuclear/eugenic wars then my bank being drained.