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I think we will get some “break throughs” in Quantum Computing that Google execs will assure us makes their company worth five trillion dollars.

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[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A little notification on your bank's account website that says "your account is now Quantum Secure?"

that's still meaningless until somebody proves that Quantum computers actually can break pre-Quantum encryption in practical human time frames (like minutes/days/weeks) and non-state actors can purchase such hardware.

Would be funny if we ended up in a future where the FBI smugly said "We don't need your password, we'll just Quantum in!" and the Quantum computer averages 1.5 years on most iPhones.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

The AI hype is meaningless too but that doesn't stop them from doing it.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah that's kinda my point, quantum is so boring that even the meaningless fluff and hype is boring