Quantum computers promise more than code breaking. They could unlock commercial value in areas like banking, automotive and optimization industries. Businesses need to not only prepare for quantum attacks, but also ready their organizations to tap into the economic benefit of adopting quantum technologies. Now, researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo and quantum software provider softwareQ Inc have developed one of the world’s first quantum resource estimation tools to calculate the realistic costs of quantum attacks and how to use quantum computers effectively. Co-founder and CEO of softwareQ, Dr. Vlad Gheorghiu and co-founder of IQC and softwareQ, Michele Mosca have developed a framework to estimate quantum attacks so that industries can be prepared. More: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/university-relations/how-deliver-powerful-promise-quantum-computers Waterloo Math Institute for Quantum Computing (fb)

You may want to think twice about using powerful artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as ChatGPT to self-diagnose health problems. A team led by researchers at the University of Waterloo found in a simulated study that ChatGPT-4o, the well-known large language model (LLM) created by OpenAI, answered open-ended diagnostic questions incorrectly nearly two-thirds of the time. “People should be very cautious,” said Troy Zada, a doctoral student at Waterloo. “LLMs continue to improve, but right now there is still a high risk of misinformation.” More: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/ais-medical-diagnostic-skills-still-need-check | #UWaterlooNews (fb)