Judging by the tone of recent debates, many people are, and not only because of the technology itself. Much of the anxiety reflects a romantic image of how music is supposed to be made: the lone genius at an instrument, capturing inspiration in a single take. In reality, 2025 was significant not because AI suddenly…
Month: December 2025
The physics of money: From shells to quantum states
Quantum computing poses new risks for the financial system by undermining traditional cryptography — but it can also enable impossible-to-counterfeit quantum money. While today’s digital money is a product of the first quantum revolution of the early 20th century, it is the second quantum revolution of the late 20th century that poses its greatest challenge….