The unavoidable effects of noise make quantum error correction necessary to realize the full potential of quantum computers. Devices that correct errors autonomously can avoid the computational and hardware overheads of traditional approaches.
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Combes, J. A self-correcting qubit. Nat. Phys. 17, 437–438 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01175-6
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