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