PredictionQuantum advantagePending
Google's quantum chief expects real-world quantum applications within five years
Due Feb 2030
Hartmut Neven, founder and lead of Google Quantum AI, says Google expects to see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers within five years, in fields such as materials science, medicine and energy.
- Predicted by
- Hartmut Neven (Google Quantum AI)
- Type
- Company executive
- Said on
- Feb 2025
- Original deadline
- within five years (Feb 2030)
- Status
- Pending
- Counts toward
- the Quantum Supremacy estimate
Sources (2)
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The Quantum Insider
Google Quantum AI Head Sees Commercial Quantum Within Five Years
“"We're optimistic that within five years we'll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers," founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a statement, as reported by Reuters.”
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The Register
Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years
“"We're optimistic that within five years we'll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers," Hartmut Neven, who heads up Google's Quantum AI division, told Reuters this week.”
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