Wrt. to the half-argument you pushed there, the paper that explains the architecture is already linked in this thread. It's a general purpose processor, the "simulated annealing" remark comes from someone who just borrowed that term from somewhere else without truly knowing what it means, as it is evident that it does not apply to this.
No idea about that "2nd law of thermodynamics" bs; "consumes less power" does not go against that.
Also, actual hardware was built and delivered to a very reputable group of scientists. Some of the smartest people I've met have worked at Sandia. I would be extremely, massively surprised, if this turned out to be scamware like a web3 startup or whatever.
@saagarjha, lmk. if you need more education on the topic.
