Programmable photonic chip uses light to accelerate AI training and cut energy use

Programmable photonic chip uses light to accelerate AI training and cut energy use

Penn Engineers have developed the first programmable chip that can train nonlinear neural networks using light—a breakthrough that could dramatically speed up AI training, reduce energy use and even pave the way for fully ...

[Digital Daily Reporter Bae Tae-yong] The key to the era of artificial intelligence (AI) is speed. How quickly data can be collected, analyzed, and reprocessed directly affects computational efficiency, power consumption, and even the performance of the entire system. Against this backdrop, 'glass substrates' are attracting attention as a next-generation material symbolizing the evolution of semiconductor packaging technology. However, some expe…

Artificial intelligence is making rapid progress at the moment. The further development is so fast that it is slowly but safely bringing electronic computer technology to its limits. Because the transistors and circuits of processors, which are designed in the common design, can hardly be further reduced. Modern AI models, however, require more and more computing power, which is very energy-hungry with currently common technology. US researchers…

Scientists create light-powered chip that could transform AI training

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a new kind of computer chip that uses light instead of electricity to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems. This breakthrough could dramatically speed up AI training while using much less energy. Unlike most AI chips today that rely on electronic signals, this new chip is photonic, meaning […] The post Scientists create light-powered chip that could transform AI training appeared fir…

Programmable photonic chip uses light to accelerate AI training and cut energy use - Science Tech Updates

Penn Engineers have developed the first programmable chip that can train nonlinear neural networks using light—a breakthrough that could dramatically speed up AI training, reduce energy use and even pave the way for fully light-powered computers. While today’s AI chips are electronic and rely on electricity to perform calculations, the new chip is photonic, meaning […] The post Programmable photonic chip uses light to accelerate AI training and …

Quantum vs. Photonic: Two Futures, One Question

In the unfolding story of artificial intelligence, we are witnessing more than just faster machines or smarter algorithms — we are witnessing the remaking of thought itself.Two emerging technologies stand at the edge of this transformation, each offering a radically different vision of what it means for a machine to “think.” One channels light to accelerate neural computation — mimicking the brain, but faster. The other taps into the strangeness…