# Learning the Structure of Nature by Darío Gil > Darío Gil explains why AI and quantum computing belong together in scientific discovery: “Because nature has structure, we can learn its structure through high-quality data sets encoded in massive neural networks. Because nature is quantum mechanical, using quantum computers will enable us to calculate like nature does and achieve exponential speedups compared to classical machines for certain critical problems.” > > **— Darío Gil, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science**, *Letter to the Community* ## Sources and Context - **Direct official source:** [Under Secretary Gil's Letter](https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/under-secretary-gils-letter-community) — *Letter to the Community*. - **Series source and editorial context:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders by the Institutions of American Science and Defense|American Ethos — Institutions of American Science and Defense]] — “Learning the Structure of Nature.” - **Editorial construction:** The poster uses a source-supported editorial frame outside the inner quotation marks to identify the institution, action, or governing context. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Collection]] - **Series source:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders by the Institutions of American Science and Defense|American Ethos — Institutions of American Science and Defense]] - **Article:** [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic|AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` Darío Gil explains why AI and quantum computing belong together in scientific discovery: “Because nature has structure, we can learn its structure through high-quality data sets encoded in massive neural networks. Because nature is quantum mechanical, using quantum computers will enable us to calculate like nature does and achieve exponential speedups compared to classical machines for certain critical problems.” — Darío Gil, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science, Letter to the Community https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dario-gil-learning-structure-nature ```