"An international research effort is mobilising to develop chips with the potential to reduce the energy consumption of artificial intelligence (AI) datacentres by using light instead of electricity to process information. The work is being pioneered by a team of scientists from Europe and South Korea, working together as the Haetae consortium, who have already received €1.49m in funding from the European Union (EU) to financially support their work."
"By using light rather than electricity to perform calculations, we can make AI dramatically faster and far more energy-efficient, while opening the door to entirely new computing capabilities,"
"For everyday users, this could translate into faster and more responsive AI services, from digital assistants to real-time translation and search; lower energy bills and reduced environmental impact, as datacentres consume less electricity; and improved digital healthcare, transport and communication systems, powered by ultra-efficient AI."
The Haetae consortium of scientists from Europe and South Korea received €1.49m in EU funding to develop photonic chips that use light instead of electricity to process information. The chips under development could be up to ten times more energy efficient than current hardware, enabling faster, greener and more secure cloud and digital services. Photons travel at high speed and generate far less heat than electrons, which reduces energy consumption and heat-related limitations. Potential impacts include faster AI responsiveness, lower datacentre electricity use, reduced environmental footprint, and improved applications in healthcare, transport and communications as AI workloads grow.
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