Recent experimental claims of quantum advantage rely on the absence of classical algorithms that can reproduce the results. A tensor network algorithm can now challenge recent optical quantum advantage experiments.
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Tura, J. Photon losses create tension for Gaussian boson sampling. Nat. Phys. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02610-0
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