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German researchers have turned a fiber optic cable into a computational device that runs some AI models, using only light, better than silicon chips. (www.techradar.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] Endward23 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Check it out here: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/all-news/neural-networks-made-of-light

And there is a reference at the end:

B. Fischer, M. Chemnitz, Y. Zhu, N. Perron, P. Roztocki, B. MacLellan, L. Di Lauro, A. Aadhi, C. Rimoldi, T. H. Falk, R. Morandotti: Neuromorphic Computing via Fission-based Broadband Frequency Generation. Adv. Sci. 2023, 10, 2303835. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202303835

This magazine has a good impact factor as far as a quick search shows.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well that's dramatically better than techradar. It's hard to believe human beings living regular lives are doing this kind of thing. How did we get here?

[–] Endward23 1 points 7 months ago

It’s hard to believe human beings living regular lives are doing this kind of thing.

What?