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"Quantum" is a bit of buzzword in a sense that people understand it in a very narrow sense. D-Wave's system is NOT a "classical" qubit-based quantum computer. W
by mike_ivanov 13y ago
"Quantum" is a bit of buzzword in a sense that people understand it in a very narrow sense. D-Wave's system is NOT a "classical" qubit-based quantum computer. What it does is essentially global optimization of multimode functions using quantum effects.
- dave_sullivan 13y agoTrue, but significantly faster global optimization of multimode functions by any means turns out to be pretty useful for exactly the types of ML problems that are stretching the limits of current hardware. This seems like a promising first step towards technology that could be really useful if it comes anywhere close to doing what it claims.
- throwaway1980 13y agoI like this idea of a classical quantum computer. Do we also have CC, QC, and QQ computers?