System combines light and electrons to unlock faster, greener computing
“Lightning” system connects photons to the electronic components of computers using a novel abstraction, creating the first photonic computing prototype to serve real-time machine-learning inference requests.
Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL •
mit
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~8 min
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~8 min
Machine-learning system based on light could yield more powerful, efficient large language models
MIT system demonstrates greater than 100-fold improvement in energy efficiency and a 25-fold improvement in compute density compared with current systems.
Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory •
mit
Aug. 22, 2023 • ~7 min
Aug. 22, 2023 • ~7 min
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