Quantum computing sounds like science fiction, but all of a sudden the biggest names in tech are treating it like the next industrial arms race. Google, Microsoft, IBM are all chasing breakthroughs that could transform everything from medicine to finance.
However! It does pose a serious security threat. Cybersecurity experts are warning those same machines could one day unravel the encryption protecting our bank accounts, private messages and government secrets.
So, are we finally on the verge of the quantum future we've been promised, and are we actually ready for what comes next?
GUESTS:
Jacinta Bowler, ABC science reporter and host of the new ABC Science Friction series Dead or Alive.
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör
ABC Australia. Innehållet i podden är skapat av ABC Australia och inte av,
eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.
