A Google quantum executive said that the technology is still five years away from a real breakthrough. An executive at Google who is engaged in the research of quantum computers said that he believes it will only take five years for this technology to achieve practical applications that modern computers cannot achieve. Google...

Google Quantum Executive Says Technology Is 5 Years Away from a Real Breakthrough

An executive at Google working on quantum computers said he believes the technology is just five years away from achieving practical applications that modern computers cannot. Julian Kelly, the head of Google Quantum AI Hardware, said that quantum computers could potentially conduct cutting-edge physics research and have the possibility of generating new types of data. Kelly said in an interview aired this Tuesday, "We think it's about five years away from a real breakthrough, when there will be practical applications that can only be solved on quantum computers. Quantum computers use quantum mechanics to understand how the universe works at the most fundamental level." Kelly said that the first applications of the technology could include using the system to simulate cutting-edge physics. This includes areas where "certain systems are beyond the capabilities of classical computers."

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