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When will the first useful quantum computer be developed?

Before 2040 leads at 61% (about 6 in ten) on Kalshi, as of Oct 5, 07:48 UTC. It's down 5.6 points in the last 24 hours.

The odds

as of Oct 5, 07:48 UTC
  • Before 2040 61% −5.6
  • Before 2035 51% —
  • Before 2030 36% —
  • Before 2027 3.5% +1

Each outcome here is its own yes/no question, so the chances don't add up to 100%.

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Favourite, 7 days−1 pts

Before 2040, the last 7 days

Kalshi price
25%50%75%Sep 27Oct 561%

Sep 27: 61% · Sep 28: 62% · Sep 29: 61% · Sep 30: 61% · Oct 1: 61% · Oct 2: 62% · Oct 4: 61% · Oct 5: 61%

How it resolves

Kalshi's rule, word for word
(Each outcome is its own contract. This is the rule for the favourite, Before 2040; the others read the same way with their own outcome.) If a quantum computer cracks 2048-bit RSA encryption using Shor's algorithm, or accurately simulates either the nitrogenase FeMo cofactor or cytochrome P450 enzyme before Jan 1, 2040, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settlement sources: Physical Review X; Quantum Science and Technology; Nature Physics; Science Advances; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; Physical Review A; Nature Communications; the National Institute of Standards and Technology official publications; IBM Research peer-reviewed publications; Google Quantum AI peer-reviewed publications; Quantinuum peer-reviewed publications; IonQ peer-reviewed publications; MIT Technology Review; IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering; Quantum Computing Report; Science Magazine; Reuters; Associated Press; Bloomberg News; The Wall Street Journal; The New York Times; Nature; Science; Physical Review Letters

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