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We don't need quantum computers to be at microprocessor scale to make 2048-bit RSA factoring groundbreaking. If a quantum computer the size of a car can do it i
by adtac 7y ago
We don't need quantum computers to be at microprocessor scale to make 2048-bit RSA factoring groundbreaking. If a quantum computer the size of a car can do it in 8 hours, it's sufficient.
- nabla9 7y agoIt's extremely hard to maintain car sized superposition for 8 hours. The devise itself can be huge, mostly because it's cooled, but the actual quantum state inside is just tiny chip.