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Re:Quantum computers: amazing progress, but probably false s... by the8472 on Saturday October 05, 2019 @09:19PM (#21169172)
> The announce of the imminent advent of the Quantum Computer seems to be recurring every few months these last few years because it's a moving target.

That's mostly misreporting by the media and perhaps d-wave overselling their capabilities. If you actually listen to experts they're far more guarded in their statements.

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Re:Quantum computers: amazing progress, but probably false s... by johncolanduoni on Sunday October 06, 2019 @04:08AM (#21170530)
Yes, there has been a lot of animosity in the quantum information community for a long time against D-Wave for this very reason, as researchers are worried about them over-promising and ushering in an analogue of the AI winter as a result.
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