- Microsoft says an AI-designed quantum chip (Majorana 2) puts commercially useful quantum machines within reach by 2029, putting it on par with IBM’s timeline.
- The chip swaps usual materials for lead after AI-driven materials work, which Microsoft says produced up to 1,000-fold improvements in some metrics.
- Some physicists criticize a lack of publicly released data and reproducibility; Microsoft cites trade secrets but says it has shared results with DARPA.
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