The David Lin Report · Friday, July 10, 2026
Andrew Cheung identifies advancements in quantum error correction as the most significant development impacting quantum computing's threat to cryptography. He explains that improved error correction means fewer physical qubits are needed to perform complex tasks, making the threat more immediate.
“I would say the the most, um, um, interesting angle from the development of quantum computer would not exactly on the number of qubits development, which has been for years already.”
“It is the recent error correction technology whereby you need fewer real qubits to create the same job because the the the the qubit would become less noisy, okay?”
“When it become less noisy, you need less fiscal qubit to achieve the same job. So that is exactly the the the the area that people must pay attention to. It's the biggest development.”