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I’ve actually seen, the further I dig into it, that the apparent “progress” is essentially a collection of tricks to appear to factor much larger and larger numbers, only to break it down and realize the genuine entropy in the problem being solved is virtually no different than it was 10 years ago.
The highest *genuine* attempt to factor a number is apparently the number 35… and it didn’t actually work
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I remember that you mentioned the 35 number on your podcast on it was illuminating. Makes me think this Quantum FUD is a Psych-Op.
There is a lot of grift happening in the QC space, just as in the AI space. That doesn't mean we won't eventually figure it out. Just because it won't be solved next year, doesn't mean it won't be solved in 5,10, or 20 years. If we wait until after it's solved, it's too late. A proper fork will likely take a year or two. Signal is already quantum resistant. More things will move in this direction, including TLS. It would be a mistake to be the only public key cryptographic system that doesn't adapt.
