We demonstrate how to factor products of large prime numbers using a compiled version of Shor’s quantum factoring algorithm. Our technique can factor all products of p; q such that p; q are unequal ...

While the system performed the trivial task of factoring the number 15, the researchers say that it could be scaled-up to factor much larger numbers. It is the first implementation of Shor’s algorithm ...

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.