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Certainly the most surprising result in my career so far: a new qLDPC decoder that I thought had no chance to work!
We call it the Frontier decoder, joint work with Rüdiger Urbanke (1/4)
Anthony Leverrier
@letonyo
researcher on quantum error correction
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- great thread (in French) about the impact of frontier models in theoretical physics and the role of theorists in a context where models quickly become as good as excellent researchersLa recherche dans les domaines théoriques va profondément changer avec les progrès exceptionnels des nouvelles intelligences artificielles, et je crois qu'on se demande tous ce qui va rester...
- Big result in postquantum crypto: "The distinguisher is not merely asymptotic: it applies to all Classic McEliece parameter sets considered in the NIST process and yields improved (though not yet practical) concrete attack estimates."
- possible reasons we don't see many AI-breakthroughs in crypto compared to other CS/math fields: - frontier models refuse to help unless you can show sufficient credentials - if you have the credentials and get AI to help you, then responsible disclosure takes time
- The disconnect between AI basically being better than me at research and the rest of my day to day life being unchanged compared to a few years ago
