Why is light attractive for AI computing?

Nicholas Harris
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Co-founder & CEO at Lightmatter

Niche: AI
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: Mountain View, California, USA
Started: 2017

The physical behavior of light naturally performs mathematical operations like addition and multiplication, which are fundamental to neural networks. This enables significantly lower energy consumption compared to traditional electronics.

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