A leading physicist: "Quantum computers – a tool of destruction, not creation"

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Quantum computers are considered by the IT industry as the next step of the evolution of technology digital information processing. The future of this technology promises the tool that can beat any modern current computer system, allowing you to process much faster and at the same time, much more information than even the most powerful supercomputer.

Currently, However, most of the scientific community involved in such development, focused on the end result, which can provide us with a quantum system. We understand that quantum computers are very effective in processing information, but what is the data type, the system will be effective? And interestingly, this uncertainty raises quite interesting questions about the potential of such a tool.

Last month, the brightest minds in the sphere of development of quantum technologies and research gathered for the next International conference on quantum technologies, held in Moscow. Portal Futurism also managed to visit the exhibition and talk to some scientists about how their work brings us closer to a real quantum computers and what impact such development will have on society.

One of the most interesting issues of discussion were raised by Alexander Lvov, head of the research group quantum optics at the Russian Quantum Center and Professor of physics at the University of calgary (Canada). According to the source, in a conversation over dinner in Lviv said that quantum computers are more a tool of destruction, not creation.

So what's wrong with quantum computers, which is very prominent scientist makes such statements? Everything comes down to one thing, which, incidentally, is one of the potential advantages that can provide us quantum technology — the revolution in modern cryptography.

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With great power comes great responsibility

Today, any sensitive information sent over the Internet are encrypted for protection involved in this transfer of private parties. However, in a world where there are hackers, even the most sophisticated encryption sooner or later gives up the slack, and witnesses of such examples we have already more than once. According to Lviv, the process of this break-through of quantum computing, only even more simplified and will be much faster.

The Scientist noted that no method of encryption that exists today will not be able to resist the computing power of a quantum computer. Medical records, financial information, every secret of the state and military organizations will be in this case to lie literally on a silver platter with a red platter in front of anyone. In other words, technology has the potential to create a threat to the world. And interestingly, the opinion of the Lviv other experts agree.

"To some extent he's right. If you try to take the current "quantum computers" real computers, in actual fact, a lot of you will not succeed. However, very soon this may change," — commented Benjamin Rosenfeld, Professor of physics, University of Munich, in an interview with the same Futurism.

To completely understand, it should be noted that to date, only two established the quantum algorithm. One allows quantum computer to search in the database, the other is Shor's algorithm, decomposes the number into Prime factors and can be used a quantum computer to crack encryption.

It is Noteworthy that during the conference, the co-founder of the Russian Quantum Center Mikhail Lukin, head of the research group of the laboratory of quantum optics at Harvard University, has announced that it has created and successfully tested the 51-Kubany quantum computer and plans to use it to run Shor's algorithm.

Vladimir Shalaev, a member of the international Advisory Board of the Russian Quantum centre and Professor of electrical and computer engineering Purdue University, uses a more subtle approach to this issue, saying that quantum computing is not a tool of destruction or creation. It all together.

"I would disagree with him. I think I would say that any new scientific or technological breakthrough can lead to good and bad consequences."

As an example, Shalaev led laser technology.

"Lasers have changed our lives. Our methods of communication have penetrated into medicine used in mechanical engineering. But they are also used for guidance of missiles to destroy buildings, equipment and people. But I guess that's life. Nothing is born only with good intentions, always hiding something bad. I don't think that quantum technology is a destructive technology. They can also be constructive."

In the words Shalaev is the truth. The same nuclear technology was originally developed as destructive. But after the war, people mastered the peaceful atom and began to apply it in many areas, including energy, medicine, agriculture and many others. Quantum computers, of course, are unlikely to have physically destructive effects as the same as a nuclear bomb, but their potential in respect of encryption is the direct digital equivalent of that makes to understand this issue even on a very clear early stage.

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What good will it do?

If quantum computers have such dangerous potential, then why is everyone chasing after them? According to Lukin, the potential applications of quantum technologies goes far beyond hacking encryption. Opportunities can open is truly impressive and amazing.

For Example, according to Lukin, there is great potential in the development of quantum sensor technologies.

"We'll get the ability to change the field of medical diagnosis, where some tasks require the use of huge laboratories will be performed using devices the size of an iPhone. Just imagine what benefits it will bring to developing parts of the world, Africa. This will significantly improve the efficiency, speed and at the same time, the ease of diagnosis and selection of appropriate treatment methods. I am sure that the impact on society from this technology will be huge," — explained Lukin.

In addition, the computational power of quantum computers could allow researchers of artificial intelligence (AI) to make new steps in development. It is possible that this will develop this area so that the AI will be part of the answer to the problems that describes Lviv.

Lukin agrees:

"I am convinced that by the time quantum computers will start to crack the encryption, we can create new methods of classical encryption, a new scheme obtained on the basis of quantum computing, based on quantum cryptography".

As in the case of lasers and nuclear weapons, scientists involved in the creation of quantum computers, cannot predict the full future use of this technology. There are many areas where this technology could find its application.

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