The state of quantum computers and their disruptive threats/benefits:
Quantum mechanics (quibits, superposition, entanglement)
Tech's cutting edge (noisy intermediate-scale quantum NISQ era, trapped ions, photonics, threshold theorem, error engineering, networking, repeaters)
Effects on cybersecurity, encryption, and cryptography (RSA, Shor's algorithm, and post-quantum cryptography PQC like quantum key distribution QKD, lattice-based cryptography, and code-based cryptography)
Effects on Bitcoin and blockchains (ECDSA 256, indistinguishability obfuscation, Ethereum account abstraction, multiparty computation MPC)
Effects on chips and AI paradigms (generalizable GPUs vs application-specific QPUs, and quantum as a complement to – not replacement of – traditional cloud-based computing)
Simulations and sensors
Other challenges (scalability, quibit decoherence, and sector-specific risks)
See also:🧵https://x.com/AnthPB/status/1456748882503913479
This podcast is Al-generated with NotebookLM, using the following sources, research, and analysis:
Advancing International Collaboration in Quantum Information Science and Technology (National Science & Technology Council, 2024.08.08)
Analytical Exploration of the Effects and Implications of Quantum Computing on Cryptocurrency Systems (Zhang, 2023)
Cryptography (Wikipedia, 2024.11.06)
Current state on quantum computing: What are the major companies/startups making progress? (Reddit, r/QuantumComputing, 2024.06)
Decrypting Crypto: Cryptocurrencies and the Quantum Computer Threat (Hudson Institute, Herman/Butler/Pagano, 2022.04)
Encryption (Wikipedia, 2024.11.06)
From GPUs to AI and quantum: Three waves of acceleration in bioinformatics (Schmidt/Hildebrandt, 2024.04.23)
How Quantum Computing Could Impact the Future of Bitcoin Mining (AlexaBlockchain, 2024.09.12)
Keep Your Crypto Safe Around Quantum Computers with Guest Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers of Pauli Group (YouTube, Anastasia Marchenkova, 2023.08.29)
Long-Term Forecast for Quantum Computing Still Looks Bright (Boston Consulting Group, 2024.07.18)
Myth 5: Quantum Computers Will Replace Digital Computers (Medium, Chris Ferrie, 2024.05.26)
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization (Wikipedia, 2024.11.09)
National Quantum Initiative Supplement To The President’s FY 2024 Budget (National Science & Technology Council, 2023.12.01)
Possible futures of the Ethereum protocol, part 6: The Splurge (Vitalik Buterin, 2024.10.29)
Quantum Computing: Progress and Innovation (Byrd/Ding, 2023.12)
Quantum Machine Learning Algorithms: Read the Fine Print (Aaronson)
Quantum Vision Transformers (Cherrat/Kerenidis/Mathur/Landman/Strahm/Li, 2024.02.20)
Quantum computers and the Bitcoin blockchain (Deloitte)
Quantum computing (Wikipedia, 2024.11.06)
Quantum computing: What leaders need to know now (MIT Sloan, 2024.01.11)
Quantum cryptography (Wikipedia, 2024.11.06)
Quantum key distribution (Wikipedia, 2024.11.06)
Reality check for quantum computing: One GPU can be faster (The Register, 2023.05.03)
Why quantum computing isn’t a threat to crypto… yet (Cointelegraph, 2022.09.09)
Will Quantum Computers Replace Classical Computers? (Quantum Computing Inc)
Will Quantum Computing Break Crypto? The Future at Risk (Cointelegraph, 2024.09.25)
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