A heated debate has sparked between tech leaders as D-Wave Quantum's (QBTS) CEO, Alan Baratz, openly challenged Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang’s gloomy take on quantum computing, calling him "dead wrong" about the timeline. The clash began after Huang claimed at CES 2025 that "very useful quantum computers" are still 15-30 years away, with 20 years being the most realistic estimate.
He argued that quantum computers would need a million-fold increase in qubits to be truly effective. His comments caused an $8 billion selloff in quantum computing stocks, with D-Wave (QBTS) shares dropping 36%, despite the stock’s impressive 621% return over the past year.
