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EnrichedResearchIEEE Spectrum AILabLive · 5d agoPublished 6/3/2026

The Classical Advances Needed to Make Quantum Computers Tick

Quantum computers promise to one day solve problems beyond the most powerful supercomputers imaginable. But it’s often underappreciated how much classical computing it takes just to operate these machines. As qubit counts rise, innovations in this supporting infr

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Quantum computers promise to one day solve problems beyond the most powerful supercomputers imaginable. But it’s often underappreciated how much classical computing it takes just to operate these machines. As qubit counts rise, innovations in this supporting infr

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