AI-Assisted Proof Settles Longstanding Question About Quantum Speedups
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An AI-assisted proof resolving the Aaronson–Ambainis conjecture on quantum speedups shows AI is becoming a tool for frontier theoretical work, not just engineering. For deep tech teams, the bar is rising — your competitors may be using models to explore proof space and design space you assumed was human-only.
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