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		preisschild on Dec 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Willow, Our Quantum Chip As if "thinking about it" will ever stop people from acting first. I'm far more scared when tech-bros like Musk land on Mars and contaminate stuff we might not even be able to detect yet.

whimsicalism on Dec 9, 2024 [–]

i'm not even remotely 'far more scared' about that. i think you are insufficiently scared about crypto being broken

drivebycomment on Dec 10, 2024 | [–]

Quantum computer becoming available / powerful does not mean all cryptography will get broken. People who have actual knowledge and expertise are already busy working on various aspects of PQC.

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