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University of Pennsylvania researchers say their photonic chip that uses light instead of electricity, can radically cut down the energy consumption of AI and is commercially available for use now. (www.eurekalert.org)

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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We tricked the same rocks we use for doing math into bending light like the glass, and we use that for doing math, yes.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Reality is mind boggling sometimes.