Insider Brief

• Google’s analysis of quantum algorithms capable of breaking current cryptography also implies that the same class of machines could enable meaningful near-term quantum applications.
• The logical qubit requirements for cryptographic attacks and for applications such as quantum simulation, optimization, and quantum-enhanced AI appear to fall within a similar range.
• While hardware capable of reaching this scale does not yet exist, the convergence of risk and capability suggests organizations should prepare both for post-quantum security and for emerging quantum computing opportunities.
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