Artificial Intelligence

Run Qiskit Code Assistant Locally easily!

You can now run the Qiskit Code Assistant locally easily. Download optimized models in GGUF format, install Ollama, and configure your VSCode or JupyterLab extension with a single command.

Seeing AI Through the Curry–Howard Lens

The Curry–Howard correspondence—propositions as types, proofs as programs—offers a conceptual framework for understanding what's missing in current LLMs and what becomes possible when AI systems learn to construct and verify proofs natively.

Qiskit Code Assistant Upgraded to Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Qiskit

We've upgraded the Qiskit Code Assistant! Last month, we introduced mistral-small-3.2-24b-qiskit, replacing granite-3.3-8b-qiskit, delivering better accuracy across key benchmarks and more precise responses for quantum programming tasks.

Keynote Speaker at Metafuturo 2025: Quantum Computing + AI Convergence

Thrilled to have been a keynote speaker at Metafuturo 2025, sharing insights on the convergence of Quantum Computing and AI. From LLMs and agentic AI applications for quantum computing to AI-optimized quantum circuits at IBM Quantum.

IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque: AI and Quantum Computing at IBM Quantum

Attending IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, sharing IBM Quantum's work at the intersection of AI and Quantum Computing. Presenting on QPU time prediction with ML, AI methods for quantum circuit optimization, and demoing AI-powered quantum development environments.

Quantum Verifiable Rewards for Post-Training Qiskit Code Assistant

Released a new paper on a novel approach to train AI models that can write better quantum code using Qiskit. The approach uses quantum verification at the core, smart training pipeline with DPO and GRPO, and real quantum feedback to ensure generated code works in practice.

AI Transpiler Passes Enable Quantum Volume Breakthrough on IBM Hardware

Celebrating the impact of AI transpiler passes on IBM's quantum hardware achievements. Our team's work on AI-powered transpilation helped enable quantum volume milestones of 1024 and 2048 on IBM's r3 beta QPU (ibm_pittsburgh).

Qiskit Code Assistant: New Open-Source LLM Models Released

Announcing the latest open-source LLM releases from the Qiskit Code Assistant team, featuring Qiskit 2.0 compatibility, enhanced text understanding, and new models including Granite 3.3, Granite 3.2, and Qwen2.5-Coder series.

Among IBM Giants and Pioneers: Reflections from IBM Tech 2025 in Singapore

Attended IBM Tech 2025 in Singapore, an exclusive invitation-only gathering of IBM top technical talent from around the world. Deep discussions on AI, quantum computing, and emerging technologies with brilliant colleagues across different technical disciplines.

Pauli Network Circuit Synthesis with Reinforcement Learning Paper Published

Celebrating the arxiv publication of the Pauli Network Circuit Synthesis with Reinforcement Learning paper. The AI-powered transpiler pass has been available in the Qiskit Transpiler Service since November 2024, as presented at Quantum Developer Conference 2024.