> In our view, ‘supremacy’ has overtones of violence, neocolonialism and racism
The NSA has a large collection of encrypted data intercepted from the citizens of the world. In terms of being able to crack most public key encryption systems today by a quantum computer in the future, "supremacy" is an accurate description of what it is - violence and neocolonialism, and it's better to call it out, so I propose the following solution.
If a powerful state/regime (and possibly corporation) has access to a powerful quantum computer, it's "quantum supremacy". If a scientific institution has access to a powerful quantum computer and uses it exclusively for civilian purposes and basic research programs, it's "quantum advantage".
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 21.4 ms ] threadThe NSA has a large collection of encrypted data intercepted from the citizens of the world. In terms of being able to crack most public key encryption systems today by a quantum computer in the future, "supremacy" is an accurate description of what it is - violence and neocolonialism, and it's better to call it out, so I propose the following solution.
If a powerful state/regime (and possibly corporation) has access to a powerful quantum computer, it's "quantum supremacy". If a scientific institution has access to a powerful quantum computer and uses it exclusively for civilian purposes and basic research programs, it's "quantum advantage".