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Meet the NSA spies shaping the future

16 mins | Feb 8, 2022

Is science fiction becoming a reality? He has a nearly mystical job role: to use quantum physics and inextricable math theorems to look into the future and then shape it to the advantage of the United States. In his first interview as the NSA's Research Directorate leader, Gil Herrera sits down with Patrick Howell O'Neill to discuss challenges in quantum computing, cybersecurity, and the technology American intelligence needs to master to secure and spy into the future.

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From MIT Technology Review

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