In recent years, many manufacturers have invested in the research of quantum computer, which can cope with huge amount of calculation and complete the calculation in a short time in a more efficient way, so it is regarded as the next generation computer design architecture. At the same time, many manufacturers plan to apply quantum computers to machine learning and massive data analysis.
As far as Google is concerned, although it is also believed that quantum computers will bring a breakthrough data operation mode, it may also lead to the security protection technology that used high-level encryption in the past being cracked in a short time. Therefore, Google plans to introduce new encryption technology for the Chrome browser used by many people at present. Even if it uses quantum computers for calculation, it is difficult to crack it in a short time.
According to Wired's website, Google has started to test new encryption technology in ChromeCanary version, and it is expected to conduct research within two years, and then apply the new encryption technology to its service products such as Chrome browser.
Compared with the current computer computing system, a quantum computer running through quantum logic can drive higher computation. If a single 40-bit quantum computer is used for calculation, it will be able to solve the calculation problem that the current 1024-bit computer still needs ten years to solve in a very short time, so it is expected to drive the growth of artificial intelligence technology.
Since there is a quantum computer with more computation and higher efficiency, it is inevitable and necessary to follow the existing encryption technology and conceive a new data encryption technology to avoid being cracked in a short time. Therefore, Google and other units have begun to invest in the so-called post-quantum algorithm encryption technology research to avoid causing a greater digital data crisis.