Quantum computers such as Google’s Sycamore could be used to create truly random guaranteed numbers
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Quantum computers can be used to generate truly random numbers that cannot be tampered with, which could be useful for secure communications or cryptocurrency networks like Ethereum.
The process could be run on today’s best quantum systems, such as Google’s Sycamore processorand would be the first truly practical task that would be impossible without a quantum machine, say the researchers involved.
Random numbers are widely used in cybersecurity…