{"id":383129,"date":"2026-06-18T02:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/div-amazon-ai-exec-predicts-first-commercially-useful-quantum-computers-in-5-7-years-div\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T02:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:02:11","slug":"div-amazon-ai-exec-predicts-first-commercially-useful-quantum-computers-in-5-7-years-div","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/div-amazon-ai-exec-predicts-first-commercially-useful-quantum-computers-in-5-7-years-div\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon AI exec predicts first &#8216;commercially useful&#8217; quantum computers in 5-7 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg?v=1769610840&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-relatedQuotes\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedQuotes\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-quotesContainer\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-titleAndTime undefined\">\n<p class=\"RelatedQuotes-text\">In this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"RelatedQuotes-list\">\n<li class=\"QuoteItem-item\" aria-label=\"Quote for null\"><span class=\"QuoteItem-symbol\">AMZN<\/span><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"RegularArticle-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"RegularArticle-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-cfaButtonContainer\"><button id=\"ArticlePageTickerCreateAccountButton\" class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonContainer\"><span class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonText\"><span>Follow your favorite stocks<\/span><span class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonTextBold\">CREATE FREE ACCOUNT<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108323172\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The first &#8220;commercially useful&#8221; quantum computer will be available in the next five-to-seven years, <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">Amazon<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s top artificial intelligence executive told CNBC on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Peter DeSantis, who is a few months into his role leading a new Amazon organization focused on AI models, chips and quantum computing, said the technology will then grow in a similar way to the advancement of semiconductor capabilities.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I actually do believe, over the next five-to-seven years, we&#8217;re going to start to see the first commercially useful small-scale quantum computers,&#8221; DeSantis told CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From there, we&#8217;re going to see something that looks a lot like Moore&#8217;s Law, where they&#8217;re going to get bigger and bigger every year, and they&#8217;re going to be able to tackle more and more interesting problems,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Moore&#8217;s Law is the idea that the number of transistors on a computer chip doubles every two years, leading to more powerful semiconductors over time.  <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217; comments are the first timeline forecasts delivered by Amazon regarding useful quantum computing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-relatedContent\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedContent-1\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-container\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-nonCollapsibleContent\">\n<h2 class=\"RelatedContent-header\">Read more CNBC tech news<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li>Anthropic asked for regulation. Washington went much further<\/li>\n<li>AI in the spotlight at G7 as Trump, world leaders are joined by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google<\/li>\n<li>Anthropic&#8217;s Fable shutdown is a big moment for open-source AI<\/li>\n<li>Intel begins production of most-advanced chip, inching closer to possible Apple deal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Quantum computing proponents claim the technology will be able to solve problems that current computers can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>In classical computing, information is stored in bits. Each bit is either a one or zero. Quantum computing uses quantum bits or qubits which can be zero, one or something in between.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the misnomers is a quantum computer is going to be a faster computer, that&#8217;s not it at all. A quantum computer is going to solve a very particular type of problem that isn&#8217;t solved well today with a classic computer, and it&#8217;s going to solve it much better,&#8221; DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>Quantum computing is becoming an increasingly competitive field with tech giants like <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-4\">Microsoft<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-5\">Google<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-6\">IBM<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> developing the technology, as well as a slew of other startups.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Amazon unveiled Ocelot, its quantum computing chip designed to tackle the problem of error correction, a key challenge in the realm of quantum.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217; timeline is somewhere in the middle of various other timeline forecasts about useful quantum computing. In March last year, a Google quantum executive told CNBC the technology\u00a0is only five years away from running practical applications that can&#8217;t be calculated on modern computers.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft believes it will have a commercially viable quantum machine by 2029. <\/p>\n<p>On the other end of the spectrum, <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-10\">Nvidia<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> CEO Jensen Huang rocked quantum stocks last year when he said 15 years would &#8220;probably be on the early side&#8221; for useful quantum computers. Huang later walked back those comments. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problems that I would think are going to be tackled first are the ones that are quantum-based problems, so things like chemistry, material science,&#8221; DeSantis said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are the problems where today we cannot run high enough fidelity simulations in a classic computer, and once we have a quantum computer, we&#8217;re going to find some real progress,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>CNBC&#8217;s Kif Leswing contributed to this article. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108323219\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"ArticleBody-MobileAdhesion\" class=\"MobileAdhesion-container\" data-module=\"mps-slot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceBorder\"><\/div>\n<p>Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The first &#8220;commercially useful&#8221; quantum computer will be available in the next five-to-seven years, Amazon&#8216;s<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":383130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108239543-1765344176896-gettyimages-1169387082-INDIA_AMAZON.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"<div>Amazon AI exec predicts first 'commercially useful' quantum computers in 5-7 years<\/div>","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[18,421,378,2428,91,2294,374,561],"class_list":["post-383129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inv-business","tag-ai","tag-amazon","tag-computers","tag-exec","tag-first","tag-predicts","tag-quantum","tag-years"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}