D-Wave Launches Machine Learning Services Business

Quantum computing pioneer D-Wave Systems today announced a new business unit – Quadrant – to provide machine learning services based on lessons from its quantum computing research. Quadrant will specialize in the use of generative learning models which require smaller sets of labelled data to generate models than typical discriminative methods. As a proof point of the approach's power, D-Wave is calling attention to its winning effort in a recent Siemens medical imaging grand challenge – CATARACT – to automate identification of surgical instruments used in cataract surgery. "D-Wave is committed to tackling real-world problems, today. Quadrant is a natural extension of the scientific and technological advances from D-Wave as we continue to explore new applications for our quantum systems," said Vern Brownell, CEO at D-Wave in today's announcement.