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I'll bite: what quantum things can they run on it? Or, what is its utility as a quantum computing device?


Quantum annealers (like DWave) can solve optimization problems efficiently. But they can’t run general quantum algorithms such as Shor’s algorithm, that requires a general quantum computer (like what IBM and Google are doing).


> can solve optimization problems efficiently

can possibly solve some (but without any guarantees on which or if any actually exist)


>optimization problems efficiently

did it reach the point where it can do any useful work faster than standard computer? Last time I read about it it was something stupid like "It can simulate its own noise"


In fairness, neither can the ones IBM-GOOG are building.


True, but only because we haven't got enough (error corrected) qubits. In principle they could, whereas the dwave device will never be able to.


Thanks!


It's the quantum version of simulated annealing.




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