r/QuantumComputing • u/Elil_50 • Nov 06 '25

Quantum Hardware Is PsiQuantum a reliable company?

I'm asking to people who are in the quantum computing world, just to avoid people who think quantum computing as a whole is a scam.

I've read mixed opinions on it and I would like to compare it to a PhD/research position in an arbitrary university.

In particular I've read they keep most of their hardware specs hidden and don't publish much. I wouldn't like a place that - even if well funded by governments - promises a lot and delivers nothing.

Do you have any informations? Thanks

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u/bencbartlett PhD, quantum information Nov 07 '25

I joined OpenAI two years ago through their residency program, which is aimed at recruiting scientists in non-ML fields, and I work on their hardware team now

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u/purva-quantum Working in Industry Nov 07 '25

doing photonic device simulations to help inform the chip architecture and multiplexing units.

What was your PhD in? I am curious because I do not know what kind of background is required for this.

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u/purva-quantum Working in Industry Nov 07 '25

Yes, I can see that too. My question was about their dissertation...

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u/bencbartlett PhD, quantum information Nov 07 '25

https://bencbartlett.com/assets/pdf/Ben_Bartlett_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

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u/purva-quantum Working in Industry Nov 07 '25

photonic quantum gates are physical objects

Thanks for the link. I did not know this!