Quantum computing has long carried an aura of exclusivity, cloaked in dense academic papers and ultra-cold laboratory systems understood by only a small circle of physicists and mathematicians.However, a Chinese start-up has changed quantum computing into something closer to an AI chatbot.

On May 15, Shanghai-based Youshu Quantum Technology unveiled what it described as the world’s first agent-driven quantum computing platform. UnitaryLab 2.0 is designed to allow users to operate quantum computing systems using natural language alone.

Users no longer need to understand quantum circuits, configure development environments or write code, according to the company.

Instead, they can describe a mathematical or engineering problem in plain language, while AI agents automatically handle algorithm selection, resource scheduling, quantum execution and result visualisation.

“We are driving quantum scientific computing from being the exclusive domain of tech elites to becoming an accessible and universal technology for everyone,” Youshu Quantum CEO Zhang Lei told news outlet Shanghai Observer.