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A Cryptography Engineer’s Perspective on Quantum Computing Timelines (words.filippo.io)
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[–] CoconutLove@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So, maybe soon, but we don't know.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

Be careful not to observe it too closely

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

TL;DR: 🤷‍♂️

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wrote my masters thesis on this in 2020, they weren't close then and they're not closer now.

[–] CoconutLove@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

I watched a YouTube video from someone with a PhD in quantum computing who quit the field because they didn't think the tech was going anywhere soon.