Claude Designs Quantum Circuits That Beat the Best Published Designs, Sometimes by an Order of Magnitude - AI the News That's Fit to Prompt #116
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| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 · VOL. 1, NO. 116 · 19 STORIES |
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Claude Designs Quantum Circuits That Beat the Best Published Designs, Sometimes by an Order of Magnitude
Anthropic gave Claude plain-language specs for eight quantum circuits and an automated evaluator, and says Claude produced designs that beat the best published circuits, sometimes by an order of magnitude or more. On one task Claude worked for 53 hours with minimal human input. |
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