U.S. sees quantum computing and AI as 'emerging threats'

The U.S. government may be planning for a quantum computing workforce (the government passed a bill to foster an active quantum computing industry in September 2018), yet this hasn't prevented the security community from regarding quantum computing being seen as an'emerging threat' together with certain forms of artificial intelligence. The study was commissioned by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, in a white paper titled "Long-Range Emerging Threats Facing the United States As Identified by Federal Agencies." Here Federal agencies identified 26 long-term threats within four categories, which were: Adversaries' Political and Military Advancements--e.g., China's increasing ability to match the U.S. military's strength. Dual-Use Technologies--e.g., self-driving cars might be developed for private use, but militaries can use them too. Within this, the future of "dual-use technologies" took center stage, according to TechCrunch.