Reinforcement learning control of quantum error correction.

Sivak V, Morvan A, Broughton M, Cortiñas RG, Bausch J, Senior AW, Neeley M, Eickbusch A, Shutty N, Beni LA, Spencer JS, Heras FJ, Edlich T, Abanin D, Abbas A, Acharya R, Aigeldinger G, Alcaraz R, Alcaraz S, Andersen TI, Ansmann M, Arute F, Arya K, Askew W, Astrakhantsev N, Atalaya J, Ballard B, Bardin JC, Bates H, Bengtsson A, Karimi MB, Bilmes A, Bilodeau S, Borjans F, Bourassa A, Bovaird J, Bowers D, Brill L, Brooks P, Browne DA, Buchea B, Buckley BB, Burger T, Burkett B, Bushnell N, Busnaina J, Cabrera A, Campero J, Chang HS, Chen S, Chiaro B, Chih LY, Cleland AY, Cochrane B, Cockrell M, Cogan J, Collins R, Conner P, Cook H, Courtney W, Crook AL, Curtin B, Damyanov M, Das S, Debroy DM, Demura S, Donohoe P, Drozdov I, Dunsworth A, Ehimhen V, Elbag AM, Ella L, Elzouka M, Enriquez D, Erickson C, Ferreira VS, Flores M, Burgos LF, Forati E, Ford J, Fowler AG, Foxen B, Fukami M, Fung AWL, Fuste L, Ganjam S, Garcia G, Garrick C, Gasca R, Gehring H, Geiger R, Genois É, Giang W, Gilboa D, Goeders JE, Gonzales EC, Gosula R, de Graaf SJ, Dau AG, Graumann D, Grebel J, Greene A, Gross JA, Guerrero J, Le Guevel L, Ha T, Habegger S, Hadick T, Hadjikhani A, Hamilton MC, Harrigan MP, Harrington SD, Hartshorn J, Heslin S, Heu P, Higgott O, Hiltermann R, Huang HY, Hucka M, Hudspeth C, Huff A, Huggins WJ, Jeffrey E, Jevons S, Jiang Z, Jin X, Joshi C, Juhas P, Kabel A, Kafri D, Kang H, Kang K, Karamlou AH, Kaufman R, Kechedzhi K, Khattar T, Khezri M, Kim S, Knaut CM, Kobrin B, Kostritsa F, Kreikebaum JM, Kudo R, Kueffler B, Kumar A, Kurilovich VD, Kutsko V, Lacroix N, Landhuis D, Lange-Dei T, Langley BW, Laptev P, Lau KM, Ledford J, Lee J, Lee K, Lester BJ, Leung W, Li L, Li WY, Li M, Lill AT, Livingston WP, Lloyd MT, Locharla A, De Lorenzo L, Lundahl D, Lunt A, Madhuk S, Maiti A, Maloney A, Mandrá S, Martin LS, Martin O, Mascot E, Das PM, Maslov D, Mathews M, Maxfield C, McClean JR, McEwen M, Meeks S, Miao KC, Minev ZK, Molavi R, Molina S, Montazeri S, Neill C, Newman M, Nguyen A, Nguyen M, Ni CH, Niu MY, Oas L, Orosco R, Ottosson K, Pagano A, Paolo AD, Peek S, Peterson D, Pizzuto A, Portoles E, Potter R, Pritchard O, Qian M, Quintana C, Ranadive A, Reagor MJ, Resnick R, Rhodes DM, Riley D, Roberts G, Rodriguez R, Ropes E, De Rose LB, Rosenberg E, Rosenfeld E, Rosenstock D, Rossi E, Roushan P, Rower DA, Salazar R, Sankaragomathi K, Sarihan MC, Satzinger KJ, Schaefer M, Schroeder S, Schurkus HF, Shahingohar A, Shearn MJ, Shorter A, Shvarts V, Small S, Smith WC, Sobel DA, Spells B, Springer S, Sterling G, Suchard J, Szasz A, Sztein A, Taylor M, Thiruraman JP, Thor D, Timucin D, Tomita E, Torres A, Torunbalci MM, Tran H, Vaishnav A, Vargas J, Vdovichev S, Vidal G, Heidweiller CV, Voorhees M, Waltman S, Waltz J, Wang SX, Ware B, Watson JD, Wei Y, Weidel T, White T, Wong K, Woo BWK, Wood CJ, Woodson M, Xing C, Yao ZJ, Yeh P, Ying B, Yoo J, Yosri N, Young E, Young G, Zalcman A, Zhang R, Zhang Y, Zhu N, Zobrist N, Zou Z, Babbush R, Bacon D, Boixo S, Chen Y, Chen Z, Devoret M, Hansen M, Hilton J, Jones C, Kelly J, Korotkov AN, Lucero E, Megrant A, Neven H, Oliver WD, Ramachandran G, Smelyanskiy V, Klimov PV

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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-026-10759-2,
  title = {Reinforcement learning control of quantum error correction.},
  author = {Sivak V and Morvan A and Broughton M and Cortiñas RG and Bausch J and Senior AW and Neeley M and Eickbusch A and Shutty N and Beni LA and Spencer JS and Heras FJ and Edlich T and Abanin D and Abbas A and Acharya R and Aigeldinger G and Alcaraz R and Alcaraz S and Andersen TI and Ansmann M and Arute F and Arya K and Askew W and Astrakhantsev N and Atalaya J and Ballard B and Bardin JC and Bates H and Bengtsson A and Karimi MB and Bilmes A and Bilodeau S and Borjans F and Bourassa A and Bovaird J and Bowers D and Brill L and Brooks P and Browne DA and Buchea B and Buckley BB and Burger T and Burkett B and Bushnell N and Busnaina J and Cabrera A and Campero J and Chang HS and Chen S and Chiaro B and Chih LY and Cleland AY and Cochrane B and Cockrell M and Cogan J and Collins R and Conner P and Cook H and Courtney W and Crook AL and Curtin B and Damyanov M and Das S and Debroy DM and Demura S and Donohoe P and Drozdov I and Dunsworth A and Ehimhen V and Elbag AM and Ella L and Elzouka M and Enriquez D and Erickson C and Ferreira VS and Flores M and Burgos LF and Forati E and Ford J and Fowler AG and Foxen B and Fukami M and Fung AWL and Fuste L and Ganjam S and Garcia G and Garrick C and Gasca R and Gehring H and Geiger R and Genois É and Giang W and Gilboa D and Goeders JE and Gonzales EC and Gosula R and de Graaf SJ and Dau AG and Graumann D and Grebel J and Greene A and Gross JA and Guerrero J and Le Guevel L and Ha T and Habegger S and Hadick T and Hadjikhani A and Hamilton MC and Harrigan MP and Harrington SD and Hartshorn J and Heslin S and Heu P and Higgott O and Hiltermann R and Huang HY and Hucka M and Hudspeth C and Huff A and Huggins WJ and Jeffrey E and Jevons S and Jiang Z and Jin X and Joshi C and Juhas P and Kabel A and Kafri D and Kang H and Kang K and Karamlou AH and Kaufman R and Kechedzhi K and Khattar T and Khezri M and Kim S and Knaut CM and Kobrin B and Kostritsa F and Kreikebaum JM and Kudo R and Kueffler B and Kumar A and Kurilovich VD and Kutsko V and Lacroix N and Landhuis D and Lange-Dei T and Langley BW and Laptev P and Lau KM and Ledford J and Lee J and Lee K and Lester BJ and Leung W and Li L and Li WY and Li M and Lill AT and Livingston WP and Lloyd MT and Locharla A and De Lorenzo L and Lundahl D and Lunt A and Madhuk S and Maiti A and Maloney A and Mandrá S and Martin LS and Martin O and Mascot E and Das PM and Maslov D and Mathews M and Maxfield C and McClean JR and McEwen M and Meeks S and Miao KC and Minev ZK and Molavi R and Molina S and Montazeri S and Neill C and Newman M and Nguyen A and Nguyen M and Ni CH and Niu MY and Oas L and Orosco R and Ottosson K and Pagano A and Paolo AD and Peek S and Peterson D and Pizzuto A and Portoles E and Potter R and Pritchard O and Qian M and Quintana C and Ranadive A and Reagor MJ and Resnick R and Rhodes DM and Riley D and Roberts G and Rodriguez R and Ropes E and De Rose LB and Rosenberg E and Rosenfeld E and Rosenstock D and Rossi E and Roushan P and Rower DA and Salazar R and Sankaragomathi K and Sarihan MC and Satzinger KJ and Schaefer M and Schroeder S and Schurkus HF and Shahingohar A and Shearn MJ and Shorter A and Shvarts V and Small S and Smith WC and Sobel DA and Spells B and Springer S and Sterling G and Suchard J and Szasz A and Sztein A and Taylor M and Thiruraman JP and Thor D and Timucin D and Tomita E and Torres A and Torunbalci MM and Tran H and Vaishnav A and Vargas J and Vdovichev S and Vidal G and Heidweiller CV and Voorhees M and Waltman S and Waltz J and Wang SX and Ware B and Watson JD and Wei Y and Weidel T and White T and Wong K and Woo BWK and Wood CJ and Woodson M and Xing C and Yao ZJ and Yeh P and Ying B and Yoo J and Yosri N and Young E and Young G and Zalcman A and Zhang R and Zhang Y and Zhu N and Zobrist N and Zou Z and Babbush R and Bacon D and Boixo S and Chen Y and Chen Z and Devoret M and Hansen M and Hilton J and Jones C and Kelly J and Korotkov AN and Lucero E and Megrant A and Neven H and Oliver WD and Ramachandran G and Smelyanskiy V and Klimov PV},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-026-10759-2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10759-2}
}

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