Optisch computersysteem draait AI-model met 90% minder energie

Oxford-based Lumai has introduced Iris Nova, the world's first optical computing system capable of running billion-parameter AI models in real time while consuming up to 90 percent less power than traditional silicon-based systems. The server uses photons instead of electrons, enabling three-dimensional spatial parallelism that allows millions of simultaneous operations. As data centers face exponential energy demands from AI expansion, Lumai's optical computing technology offers a scalable solution to address the efficiency limitations of conventional processors.