An enclosure housing a quantum computer and quantum chip cooling system made by Australian startup company Diraq, is seen at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM

Founder of Australian startup company Diraq, Andrew Dzurak, poses for a photograph standing in front of a housing for a quantum computer and quantum chip cooling system at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM

Founder of Australian startup company Diraq, Andrew Dzurak, poses for a photograph standing in front of a housing for a quantum computer and quantum chip cooling system at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM

Founder of Australian startup company Diraq, Andrew Dzurak, poses for a photograph standing in front of a housing for a quantum computer and quantum chip cooling system at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM

Founder of Australian startup company Diraq, Andrew Dzurak, looks through a panel at a quantum chip cooling system for a quantum computer at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM

Founder of Australian startup company Diraq, Andrew Dzurak, poses for a photograph standing in front of a housing for a quantum computer and quantum chip cooling system at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM

Founder of Australian startup company Diraq, Andrew Dzurak, poses for a photograph standing in front of a housing for a quantum computer at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM

Founder of Australian startup company Diraq, Andrew Dzurak, is reflected in a panel housing a cooling system for a quantum chip and computer, as he poses for a photograph at a data centre located in Sydney on November 9, 2026. Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AUSTRALIA-QUANTUM-DATACENTRE, INTERVIEW BY KIRSTY NEEDHAM