AI Could Beat Quantum Computers at Breaking Encryption
A Wall Street Journal article says AI may reach the codes that protect online data before quantum computers do. Those codes keep payments, messages and personal records private. The headline suggests AI could crack that protection sooner than many people expect, so online security may need to change.
Quick glossaryWall Street Journal, encryption, quantum computers
- Wall Street Journal
- A major American newspaper, based in New York, known for business, finance and technology reporting.
- encryption
- A way of scrambling data so only people with the right key can read it.
- quantum computers
- Very powerful machines built to solve some kinds of problems much faster than ordinary computers can.
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