Evaluating Verified Autonomy in Quantum Engineering
Quantum-Harbor lab and QIQCBench (49 tasks) expose wide performance gaps across 17 frontier agentic systems in verified quantum engineering.
Researchers built Quantum-Harbor, a virtual laboratory providing a controlled execution environment where scientific AI agents interacting with quantum systems can have both actions and conclusions directly verified. QIQCBench contributes 49 expert-authored tasks spanning calibration and control, error correction and compilation, and sensing and networking. Across 17 frontier agentic systems, verified performance varied widely, exposing a substantial gap between demonstrated capability and reliable autonomous operation.
- Quantum-Harbor enables direct verification of agent actions and conclusions on quantum systems.
- QIQCBench offers 49 expert tasks covering calibration, error correction, compilation, sensing, networking.
- 17 frontier agentic systems show wide variation in verified performance.
- Highlights gap between demonstrating capability and achieving reliable autonomous operation.
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1 min read at arxiv.orgReliable quantum engineering is essential for turning quantum phenomena into practical technologies. As quantum platforms grow in scale and complexity, their characterization and operation require increasing human effort and coordination. Scientific artificial intelligence agents, which can plan experiments, operate instruments, and analyze observations, offer a promising route towards autonomous quantum engineering.
By Naixu Guo · arxiv.org
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