# Osaka and Fixstars Simulated a 40-Qubit Quantum Circuit. They Did It on Classical GPUs.

- slug: osaka-and-fixstars-simulated-a-40-qubit-quantum-circuit-they-did-it-on-classical-gpus
- date: 2026-04-05
- category: Quantum Computing

'It is not a quantum hardware milestone,' the researchers admit. So why did it get reported as one?

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