Quantum AI Systems: Theory, Architecture, and Applications

Innovative Resilience Frameworks in QAIS: CRQC–LLM & QALIS

Purpose

Define a cohesive method to design quantum AI systems that are scalable, interpretable, and secure—treating quantum effects (coherence, entanglement, measurement) as architectural primitives tightly linked to learning, governance, and verification.

Two Lenses

CRQC–LLM (adversarial stress-test lens) examines how quantum capability and automated AI reconnaissance may pressure-test trust. QALIS (constructive counter-architecture) embeds resilience so sensing, learning, and inference remain verifiable under stress.

QAIS Context

The frameworks operate within QAIS (Quantum AI Systems): a system-of-systems that spans physical substrates, protocol layers, learning/inference, and cognitive governance—ensuring technical performance aligns with safety and interpretability goals.

CRQC — Capabilities

Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computers can undermine classical cryptography and trust anchors under certain assumptions. In this model, CRQC represents the capability vector that elevates attack surface and recovery requirements across stacks.

  • Potential cryptanalytic advantage against legacy schemes
  • State-space exploration that challenges verification
  • Acceleration of certain discovery/optimization paths

LLM — Adversary Automation

Large Language Models automate reconnaissance and orchestration: synthesizing exploits, chaining tools, and adapting prompts to evolve attacks—at scales infeasible for manual actors.

  • Automated recon + playbook generation
  • Tool-assisted chaining and decision pipelines
  • Rapid iteration under feedback (self-refinement)

CRQC–LLM Overview

The composite CRQC–LLM lens models convergent stress: quantum capability plus AI automation. It provides a structured way to test where architectures fail—and how to instrument them for early detection and recovery.

QALIS — Overview

QALIS (Quantum Artificial Learning & Inference System) is the constructive counter-model. It reframes quantum phenomena as learning primitives and designs for interpretable, auditable pipelines across physical, algorithmic, and cognitive layers.

QALIS — Mechanisms

  • Verification, error-mitigation, and calibration loops
  • Hybrid quantum–classical feature extraction and inference
  • Policy-aligned governance and human oversight
  • Telemetry for model introspection and post-hoc audit

Stress-Test Dimensions

  • Physical: coherence budgets, noise spectra, control faults
  • Protocol: teleportation, measurement, ECC & verification
  • Learning: distribution shift, adversarial prompts, drift
  • Cognitive: oversight, interpretability, ethics-by-design

Outcome: architectures that remain resilient, explainable, and verifiable under adversarial and operational stress.

Authorship & Provenance

CRQC–LLM ↔ QALIS is formally introduced and defined by Dr. Joe Wilson in Quantum AI Systems: Theory, Architecture, and Applications. While “CRQC” and “LLM” exist independently in prior literature, their integration as a paired adversarial/counter-architecture construct—together with the scientific definition of QALIS (Quantum Artificial Learning & Inference System)—is original to this work.

For archival provenance and release synchronization, see DOI 10.5281/zenodo.17212825.