Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??

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Sujet : Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : comp.misc
Date : 28. Mar 2025, 22:16:29
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These researchers claim to have a technique, based on quantum
computing, that can generate provably random numbers
<https://www.csoonline.com/article/3855710/researchers-claim-their-protocol-can-create-truly-random-numbers-on-a-current-quantum-computer.html>.

Trouble is, there ain’t no such thing. This part doesn’t make any
sense:

    Then, to verify that true random numbers had been generated, the
    randomness of the results was mathematically certified to be
    genuine using classical supercomputers at the US Department of
    Energy.

The definition of “randomness” is “you don’t know what’s coming next”.
How do you prove you don’t know something? You can’t. There are
various statistical tests for randomness, but remember that a suitably
encrypted message can pass every one of them, and a person who knows
the message knows that the bitstream is not truly random.

Date Sujet#  Auteur
28 Mar 25 * Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??33Lawrence D'Oliveiro
29 Mar 25 `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??32Lawrence D'Oliveiro
29 Mar 25  +* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??21Richmond
29 Mar 25  i+* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??17Richard Kettlewell
29 Mar 25  ii+- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Scott Dorsey
29 Mar 25  ii+* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??4Mike Spencer
29 Mar 25  iii+* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??2Lawrence D'Oliveiro
30 Mar 25  iiii`- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Mike Spencer
30 Mar 25  iii`- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Stefan Ram
30 Mar 25  ii`* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??11Computer Nerd Kev
30 Mar 25  ii +* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??7Richard Kettlewell
30 Mar 25  ii i`* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??6Richard Kettlewell
30 Mar 25  ii i `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??5Scott Dorsey
5 Apr 25  ii i  `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??4Toaster
5 Apr 25  ii i   +- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Scott Dorsey
5 Apr 25  ii i   +- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Lawrence D'Oliveiro
5 Apr 25  ii i   `- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Richard Kettlewell
30 Mar 25  ii `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??3Lawrence D'Oliveiro
30 Mar 25  ii  `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??2Computer Nerd Kev
31 Mar 25  ii   `- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Lawrence D'Oliveiro
29 Mar 25  i`* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??3Lawrence D'Oliveiro
29 Mar 25  i `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??2Richmond
31 Mar 25  i  `- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Lawrence D'Oliveiro
30 Mar 25  `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??10Ethan Carter
30 Mar 25   `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??9Lawrence D'Oliveiro
30 Mar 25    `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??8Ethan Carter
30 Mar 25     +* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??4Stefan Ram
31 Mar 25     i`* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??3Lawrence D'Oliveiro
1 Apr 25     i `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??2Ethan Carter
4 Apr 25     i  `- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Lawrence D'Oliveiro
31 Mar 25     `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??3Lawrence D'Oliveiro
1 Apr 25      `* Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??2Ethan Carter
4 Apr 25       `- Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Computer??1Lawrence D'Oliveiro

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