IBM and the University of Chicago Show Quantum Advantage — With Proof
On July 30, 2026, IBM and researchers from the University of Chicago announced a quantum computation that meets the fundamental criteria for quantum advantage: a task beyond the practical reach of the best known classical methods, completed in about fifteen minutes. Just as important, the team found a way to verify how reliable the result actually was — addressing the long-standing problem that has made quantum advantage claims so hard to trust.