https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.04579/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34664795urn:hackerpapers:mention:1701.04579:34664795Sun, 05 Feb 2023 13:40:30 GMT<p>The short answer is because D-Wave machines are useless for actual problems. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/05/24/q-and-a-wi... goes into the details, very little has changed in ten years. “One thing this means, in particular, is that any claims by D-Wave that the practical value of quantum annealing has already been demonstrated need to be taken with a huge grain of salt.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/d-wave-scientists... “D-wave machines are a long way from showing the exponential speed increase over classical computers that their advocates hope to see. But in a…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.04579/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>quant-ph