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lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

A Cryptography Engineer’s Perspective on Quantum Computing Timelines

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A Cryptography Engineer’s Perspective on Quantum Computing Timelines

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lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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The risk that cryptographically-relevant quantum computers materialize within the next few years is now high enough to be dispositive, unfortunately.
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  • CoconutLove@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    So, maybe soon, but we don’t know.

    • NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social
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      Be careful not to observe it too closely

    • 🇸‌🇵‌🇪‌🇨‌🇺‌🇱‌🇦‌🇹‌🇪‌🇷‌@lemmy.world
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      I wrote my masters thesis on this in 2020, they weren’t close then and they’re not closer now.

      • CoconutLove@lemmy.today
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        I watched a YouTube video from someone with a PhD in quantum computing who quit the field because they didn’t think the tech was going anywhere soon.

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    In other words; who knows when its coming but its a good idea to be prepared.

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      I mean sure, publicly “who knows”, but the relevant indicators are pointing to “imminently”.

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    Sigh… That timeline adjustment didn’t go in the direction I was hoping.

    I guess it was inevitable, the science showed that these quantum effects are real, so it was just a matter of time before these machines really work.

    Time to rethink and replace everything.

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