Stephen Downes

It's good that UNESCO is getting ahead of the technology as it issues this report (70 page PDF), though honestly it could have been (in broad strokes at least) a report on the ethics of anything. "Technology itself is not neutral and must be guided by human rights, sustainability and social justice" write the authors, raising a set of issues like security, misuse, labour impacts, and environment. "Each concern is linked to core ethical values, including fairness, accountability, inclusivity, transparency, sustainability, and solidarity," they write. The main utility of the report is that it describes  "fundamental principles of quantum computing such as superposition, entanglement and quantum gates and correct common misconceptions about the technology."