LANL expert: quantum computing centers will need advanced cooling and reliability but far less power than AI megacenters
Carlton Coffren of Los Alamos National Laboratory told lawmakers that future large quantum computers require specialized cryogenics, vibration isolation and high reliability but far smaller energy and water footprints than recent large AI data centers.
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Carlton Coffren, a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, told the Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee that data centers for large quantum computers will have different infrastructure needs than the new generation of water‑ and power‑hungry AI centers.
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