How to Turn a Quantum Computer into the Ultimate Randomness Generator

How to Turn a Quantum Computer into the Ultimate Randomness Generator

In our case, to randomly output a 50-bit string, you can build a quantum circuit that puts 50 qubits, taken together, into a superposition of states that captures the distribution you’d like to re-create. A classical computer first gathers a few bits of randomness from some trusted source and uses this “seed randomness” to generate the description of a quantum circuit. The classical computer sends the description to the quantum computer, which implements the quantum circuit, measures the qubits, and sends back the 50-bit output bit string.

Source: www.quantamagazine.org