D-Wave's Advantage2 Prototype Claims Quantum Supremacy in Magnetic Materials Simulation, Stocks Surge Amid Skepticism

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Updated Mar 13, 2025, 03:39 AM

D-Wave Quantum Inc. has announced a breakthrough in quantum computing, claiming to have achieved 'quantum supremacy' with its quantum annealing processors. The company's research, published in the journal Science, demonstrates that its Advantage2 prototype can solve complex magnetic materials simulation problems in 20 minutes, a task that would take classical supercomputers nearly 1 million years. D-Wave's CEO, Alan Baratz, stated that this achievement is the first demonstration of a quantum computer solving a real-world problem beyond the capabilities of classical computers. However, the claim has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Researchers at New York University and the École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne have challenged D-Wave's results, suggesting that similar calculations can be performed on classical computers, including a regular laptop using tensor networks, and on an ordinary computer powered by 4 GPUs in 3 days. Despite these challenges, D-Wave's senior distinguished scientist, Andrew King, insists that the company's results stand, as the competing studies did not replicate the full scope of D-Wave's experiments, which involved up to 3200 qubits. The announcement has led to a surge in quantum computing stocks, with D-Wave's stock rising over 8% and other companies like IonQ seeing gains of over 16%. This market reaction comes after recent skepticism from Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang, who suggested that practical quantum computing is still decades away. D-Wave's achievement, if validated, could have significant implications for fields such as drug discovery, genetics, and materials research.

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Quantum computing firm D-Wave is announcing what it calls a major breakthrough, the results of which were published today in the journal 'Science.' https://t.co/KcvXtHFwCM