Law and Policy for the Quantum Age

The Quantum Age cuts through the hype to demystify quantum technologies, their development paths, and the policy issues they raise.

Chris Jay Hoofnagle (Author), Simson L. Garfinkel (Author)

9781108793179, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 January 2022

600 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.862 kg

'Recommended.' M. C. Ogilvie, Choice

It is often said that quantum technologies are poised to change the world as we know it, but cutting through the hype, what will quantum technologies actually mean for countries and their citizens? In Law and Policy for the Quantum Age, Chris Jay Hoofnagle and Simson L. Garfinkel explain the genesis of quantum information science (QIS) and the resulting quantum technologies that are most exciting: quantum sensing, computing, and communication. This groundbreaking, timely text explains how quantum technologies work, how countries will likely employ QIS for future national defense and what the legal landscapes will be for these nations, and how companies might (or might not) profit from the technology. Hoofnagle and Garfinkel argue that the consequences of QIS are so profound that we must begin planning for them today. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Part I. Quantum Technologies: 1. Small phenomena, big implications
2. Quantum sensing and metrology
3. Understanding computation
4. The birth of quantum computing
5. Quantum computing applications
6. Quantum computing today
7. Quantum communication
Part II. Shaping the Quantum Future: 8. Quantum technologies and possible futures
9. A policy landscape
10. The quantum age: conclusions.

Subject Areas: Artificial intelligence [UYQ], Legal aspects of IT [UBL], Ethical & social aspects of IT [UBJ], Law [L], Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments [JFMG]