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D-Wave Releases Open-Source Toolkit for Quantum AI Development

  • Writer: Nikita Silaech
    Nikita Silaech
  • Aug 5
  • 2 min read
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D-Wave Quantum Inc. has released a new open-source toolkit to support the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models using quantum computing. The toolkit is available now through the company’s Ocean software suite and works with PyTorch, a widely used machine learning framework.


Key Updates: What’s New?

  • The toolkit allows developers to connect D-Wave’s annealing quantum processors directly with PyTorch.

  • It includes a neural network module that enables training of Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs) on quantum hardware.

  • RBMs are commonly used in generative AI tasks such as image generation and drug discovery.

  • A public demo shows how developers can use the toolkit to generate simple images using D-Wave’s quantum systems.

  • The launch also includes integration support for real-world AI workflows and is aimed at reducing the complexity of quantum adoption.


Why It Matters

D-Wave is focusing on a specific area of quantum computing known as quantum annealing, which has shown promise in optimization and pattern learning tasks. Training RBMs with large datasets can be computationally intensive. 

By moving this process to a quantum environment, developers may reduce training time and improve performance in areas such as drug development, protein structure prediction, and image classification.

D-Wave has also highlighted recent collaborations to show early success with this approach. Japan Tobacco Inc. used quantum AI for drug discovery and reported better results than classical models. 

At Jülich Supercomputing Centre, researchers achieved higher accuracy in predicting protein-DNA interactions. TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator center, also reported significant gains in simulating high-energy physics interactions.


Looking Ahead

D-Wave plans to showcase the toolkit at the AI Research Summit at Ai4 2025 on August 13. Developers and organizations can also apply to the Leap Quantum LaunchPad program to explore potential use cases.


Source: D-wave

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