RAND should implement post-quantum encryption everywhere possible today, not because quantum computers exist now, but because files created today could exist in the future when quantum computers emerge and could be decrypted retroactively, particularly relevant for national security files that may be sensitive 20 years hence.
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Jeff AlstottEvidence Quote
“files that we're moving around today could still exist at the future time that the quantum computer exists”
Source
Artificial General Intelligence's Five Hard National Security Problems— The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & SocietyCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:15:38 AM
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