Challenging Nvidia’s estimate of a 20-year timeline, Google is setting an ambitious goal to bring commercial quantum computing applications to market 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.
The tech giant anticipates breakthroughs in quantum computing that could revolutionize materials science, particularly in enhancing battery technology for electric vehicles, as well as advancing drug discovery and exploring new energy solutions.
The timeline for quantum computing’s mainstream adoption remains a topic of debate, with projections ranging from a few years to several decades. The technology, which has been researched for years, is expected to vastly outperform classical computing by utilizing qubits—units capable of representing multiple values simultaneously, unlike traditional bits that process information sequentially.
Governments and corporations are closely tracking quantum computing to potentially transform cybersecurity, finance, and healthcare.
However, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a more cautious outlook that practical quantum computing applications are unlikely before 15 years, with 20 years being a more widely accepted estimate.
Huang’s remarks then led to an $8 billion dip in the market value of several quantum computing companies.
However, the industry saw renewed momentum in December when Google revealed a major breakthrough in its quantum chip technology.
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