The future of quantum industry according to our CEO

Where does quantum computing actually create value? How does it fit alongside AI and HPC? And who are the real heroes of the quantum industry? We sat down to answer the questions that matter most right now.

Where does real quantum advantage land first?

The first obvious candidates are the industries that need quantum simulations. When you have a quantum problem, it is best to use a quantum computer to simulate it. The two clearest examples are drug discovery — because at the deepest level, making drugs is atoms and molecules interacting — and battery technology, where the chemistry happening inside batteries is also governed by quantum mechanics.

Those are very specific use cases. But quantum also has a broader role to play in optimizing complex systems — and that is where finance comes in. Quantum computers are expensive right now, so the early adopters will be players for whom even a small gain in optimization translates into billions. That is exactly why financial institutions are already building proof-of-concepts and pushing hard on fraud detection and portfolio optimization.

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How does this all converge with AI and HPC?

All of these technologies are different sides of the same coin — they are working together, not against each other. Right now we have a concrete problem: we need more compute. There is not enough compute anywhere. We have been installing more and more classical hardware, and that is not scaling anymore.

"Think of someone going back to the 60s and saying: computers are nice, but I want a smartphone now. That is exactly where we are with quantum."

Going forward, each technology will specialize in what it does best. AIwill be stronger on averaging and pattern recognition across large datasets. Quantum computing will own the physics side of things — simulations, optimization, problems classical machines simply cannot crack. HPC will take the rest. Together, they will work as a unified stack to solve the world's hardest computational challenges.

What is the biggest blocker right now — talent, tech or funding?

The science is mostly there. The systems are being built. The real challenge for quantum right now is reaching its potential fast enough. People are already demanding more than what quantum can deliver today — which is a good sign, but it creates pressure. We need bigger, faster quantum computers, and we need them sooner. That is what AQSolotl is working on.

Who is your quantum hero?

There is no single name. The real heroes are the people you never see — the ones inside every startup and every big company who are making things actually work. The quantum engineers, the PhD students who turned themselves into hands-on builders, the people in the lab playing with this technology day after day and making it a reality in the real world.

"The actual heroes of quantum computing are the people making it become a reality — not the ones on the stage."