By Proactive
Publication Date: 2026-05-07 19:15:00
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) showcased sweeping advances in artificial intelligence and quantum computing at its annual Think 2026 conference in Boston this week, highlighting mounting productivity gains for enterprise customers and signaling that quantum advantage is within reach this year.
IBM management pointed to a 45% average productivity gain among its own developers and projecting that enterprises broadly will see 42% more productivity from AI by 2030.
The company said it has recorded $4.5 billion in internal productivity gains to date, excluding contributions from its newly unveiled IBM Bob, an agentic development platform designed for enterprise use.
IBM said its more than 80,000 developers using the tool have seen onboarding time fall by 70%, development velocity increase roughly threefold, and test coverage rise…