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Abstract: Quantum computing is moving with enormous momentum from scientific theory into reality, empowering the potential for governance decisions to be executed autonomously by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. This article considers a future world in which governance across trusted quantum systems has already navigated difficult legal and moral questions regarding the ownership of data; the utility of continuous surveillance; the efficiency of justice, relying entirely on digital evidence and the deferral of the AI systems’ capacity to adapt the rules to dynamic conditions. Time travelling forward to 2058, the centennial birthday of the Internet, this article introduces quantum law, a machine-based legal system governing humankind. The purposes served by the rule of law are very different than today, as are the principles on which digital justice is administered. This foreseeable future challenges us to think differently about how to evolve law and technology with greater harmony, while still preserving and advancing the humane values of compassion, forgiveness, redemption, equality and fairness.
Keywords: quantum computing; AI by design; rule of law; quantum law; digital trust; explainable AI; fairness, accountability and transparency
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