Last week, colleagues of mine at FAI spoke on The Frontier about some of the latest breakthroughs in quantum computing and their implications. The advancements of quantum technologies are rapidly transitioning from long-term research projects into deployable applications that impact our economic and strategic environment.
I believe this to be true, which is why last year I co-authored a four-part series with my FAI colleague, Dr. Prineha Narang, which you can read here. But there are a few recent events that illustrate the rapidity of improvements in quantum technologies, which should elicit the attention of researchers, investors, and policymakers to ensure U.S. quantum leadership.
The first examples of this phenomenon is how widely-used cryptography may be under threat far sooner than anticipated. Since February, there have been three announcements from quantum researchers worth examining.
