Is China Using Quantum Computers to Train and fine tune LLMs to be more efficient?

Is this an AQ moment or just Chinese PR?

This week Chinese state media had a report about using Origin Quantum’s Wukong in Generative AI. Is this the first signs of legit AQ or just a publicity stunt?

If true, this is super relevant to the AQ era we sometimes talk about on this Newsletter.

On April 7th, it is claimed Chinese scientists successfully conducted the world's first fine-tuning task of a billion-parameter artificial intelligence (AI) large model on China's independently developed third-generation superconducting quantum computer named Origin Wukong.

Will Chinese LLM model efficiency extend to using Quantum computers? DeepSeek has conducted a lot of hardware and software experiments, but this is totally different.

A team of scientists and engineers in Hefei, Anhui province, recently used a quantum computer to fine-tune a billion-parameter AI model-marking a world-first achievement in AQ.

AQ stands for the intersection of AI and quantum computing technologies. Some analysts believe that when we have Quantum computers with millions of qubits it will open up new AI architectures well beyond the LLMs of today. Many hope that time is just around the corner, in the 2030s. It’s too soon to say if that is going to be a reality, it could be in the 5 to 15 year range most likely.

In a new report, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says China is outpacing the US in 37 out of 44 critical technology research areas.

In a new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), the US comes second to China in the majority of critical technology research areas examined, like artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology and quantum technology and specifically in defense and space-related technologies. Source: Breaking Defense.