Scientists have designed a new microchip that's powered by light rather than electricity. The tech has the potential to train future artificial intelligence (AI) models much faster and more efficiently than today's best components, researchers claim.
By using photons to perform complex calculations, rather than electrons, the chip could overcome the limitations of classic silicon chip architecture and vastly accelerate the processing speed of computers, while also reducing their energy consumption, scientists said in a new study, published Feb. 16 in the journal Nature Photonics.
