Why Quantum Computing Is Even More Dangerous Than Artificial Intelligence (Foreign Policy)

Washington DC, August 21, 2022. Foreign Policy just published an article about regulating quantum technology authored by Vivek Wadhwa and Mauritz Kop. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/21/quantum-computing-artificial-intelligence-ai-technology-regulation/

United States and other democratic nations must prepare for tomorrow's quantum era today

To avoid the ethical problems that went so horribly wrong with AI and machine learning, democratic nations need to institute controls that both correspond to the predicted power of the emerging suite of second generation quantum technologies, and respect & reinforce democratic values, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. In fact, the quantum community itself has issued a call for action to immediately address these matters. We argue that governments must urgently begin to think about regulation, standards, and responsible use—and learn from the way countries handled or mishandled other revolutionary technologies, including AI, nanotechnology, biotechnology, semiconductors, and nuclear fission. Benefits and increased quantum driven prosperity should be equitably shared among members of society, and risks equally distributed. The United States and other democratic nations must not make the same mistake they made with AI—and prepare for tomorrow's quantum era today.

Vivek Wadhawa and Mauritz Kop published their article titled Why Quantum Computing Is Even More Dangerous Than Artificial Intelligence at Foreign Policy on August 21, 2022.

Regulating quantum technology

We included examples of applied technology, per quantum domain. The quantum technology regulation research project at Stanford: https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-center-for-responsible-quantum-technology/projects/regulating-quantum-technology-2/

Let's not mess up with quantum computing as we have with A.I.’ published in Hindustan Times

In parallel, we published an Op-Ed titled ‘Let's not mess up with quantum computing as we have with A.I.’ in the Hindustan Times, one of India’s most read English-language newspapers, reaching 36 million readers: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/prepare-now-for-the-era-of-quantum-computing-101661096828429.html

Vivek and Mauritz are collaborating on a book, “Scarcity, Regulation, and the Abundance Society” with Mark Lemley of Stanford Law and Deven Desai of Georgia Institute of Technology.