Former Intel CEO Predicts Quantum Computing Will Burst the AI Bubble

The previous CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger, has made a daring and controversial prediction, claiming that the AI bubble shall be burst by quantum computing.

Quantum Computing as a Sport-Changer

In an interview with the Monetary Occasions (thanks Wccftech), Gelsinger acknowledged {that a} main breakthrough in quantum computing will function the catalyst that bursts the AI bubble.

Gelsinger described quantum computing because the “holy trinity” of the computing world, alongside classical computing and AI. He believes that quantum computer systems will turn out to be mainstream a lot quicker than most specialists anticipate.

Probably the most putting a part of his forecast is the deadline he proposes — Gelsinger is satisfied that the presently dominant chips, GPUs, that are important for coaching AI fashions, will start to get replaced by quantum know-how earlier than the top of the last decade.

Specialists Disagree on the Timeline

“Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has stated it’s going to take twenty years for quantum to go mainstream. Gelsinger thinks two years. Whoever is true, ‘we’re heading into probably the most thrilling decade or two for technologists,’” he instructed The Monetary Occasions.

Huang doesn’t imagine the AI bubble will burst for a number of extra years however admits {that a} quantum breakthrough might set off it sooner.

After leaving Intel, Gelsinger turned concerned in enterprise capital, giving him deeper publicity to quantum know-how. He believes that as qubits (quantum bits) emerge, present types of computing — each classical and AI — will turn out to be out of date.