Oxford Debate: Quantum FUD vs Quantum Compute
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Debate argues whether quantum FUD or actual quantum hardware is the bigger danger to Bitcoin: resource estimates fall (20M → 1M → 100k → 10,000 physical qubits in recent papers), Google demonstrates below-threshold error correction 2024, and researchers run a Shor circuit factoring 15 with logical qubits — all while critics warn FUD distracts engineers, risks rushed or wrong post‑quantum changes (Taproot activation cited), and community voting shifts by one person in a close outcome.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Oxford Quantum Debate intro
- 6:46Affirmative: quantum FUD threat
- 14:03Opposition: quantum risks
- 22:11First rebuttal: FUD defense
- 27:10Second rebuttal: quantum progress
- 32:15Q&A: timelines and risks
- 41:47Incentives and commercial interests
- 57:45Closing statements
- 1:03:25Debate conclusion
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