AWS quantum pioneer jumps to Google, ponders “life beyond quantum”

Simone Severini, who helped build AWS’s quantum program, has joined Google as a Distinguished Engineer. Severini blends scientific insight with market pragmatism and now directs his attention toward exploring broader computing horizons. While quantum remains nascent, he maintains its real promise lies not in speed, but in solving intractable problems—like simulating ammonia—once thought to exceed even galactic-scale computing limits.