A Call for Responsible Quantum Technology

A Comment about responsible quantum technology, co-authored by ILLC PhD Candidate Eline de Jong, got published in Nature Physics:
"The time has come to consider appropriate guardrails to ensure quantum technology benefits humanity and the planet. With quantum development still in flux, the science community shares a responsibility in defining principles and practices.” That is, in a nutshell, the call that Eline de Jong, Professor Urs Gasser, and Mauritz Kop, make in their Comment that got published in Nature Physics. Eline: 'The history of technology — from nuclear energy to present-day AI — offers a cautionary tale by teaching us that ethical, legal, social, and policy implications of powerful new technologies too often are only an afterthought once the tech train is already on full speed. With quantum technologies, we can still be ahead and lay the guardrails to steer innovation into a desirable direction. This calls for a collective effort to define principles and practices for responsible quantum technology.'