PredictionQuantum advantagePending

Bill Gates: useful quantum computing possible within three to five years

Due 2030

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said there is a possibility that within three to five years one of the quantum computing approaches will have enough true logical qubits (error-protected qubits) to solve some very tough problems.

Predicted by
Bill Gates (Bill Gates)
Type
Public figure
Said on
Feb 2025
Original deadline
in the next three to five years (2030)
Status
Pending
Counts toward
the Quantum Supremacy estimate

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