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What do you mean? The original 2019 supremacy experiment was eventually simulated, as better classical methods were found, but the followups are still holding s
by Strilanc 6mo ago
What do you mean? The original 2019 supremacy experiment was eventually simulated, as better classical methods were found, but the followups are still holding strong (for example [4] and [5]).
There was recently a series of blog posts by Dominik Hangleiter summarizing the situation: [1][2][3].
[1]: https://quantumfrontiers.com/2026/01/06/has-quantum-advantage-been-achieved/ https://quantumfrontiers.com/2026/01/06/has-quantum-advantag...
[2]: https://quantumfrontiers.com/2026/01/25/has-quantum-advantage-been-achieved-part-2-considering-the-evidence/ https://quantumfrontiers.com/2026/01/25/has-quantum-advantag...
[3]: https://quantumfrontiers.com/2026/02/28/what-is-next-in-quantum-advantage/ https://quantumfrontiers.com/2026/02/28/what-is-next-in-quan...
[4]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.04792 https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.04792
[5]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02501 https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02501
- Strilanc 6mo agoMinor update: Dominik condensed the blog posts into a pre-print: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.09901 https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.09901
- gsf_emergency_7 6mo ago[dead]