IonQ Uses Generative AI to Slash Quantum Optimization Circuit Generation Time from 11 Minutes to 28 Seconds
IonQ presented research at IEEE Quantum Week showing how a trained generative AI model can create quantum optimization circuits directly, eliminating costly parameter tuning loops. The collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NVIDIA, and University of Tennessee demonstrated that circuit-finding time dropped from over 11 minutes to approximately 28 seconds while improving solution quality.