Photonics as a Carbon-Sustainable Solution for Next-Gen AI Hardware (Boston Univ., NY CREATES, Lightmatter, Cornell Tech)

Researchers from Boston University, NY CREATES, Lightmatter, and Cornell Tech published a technical paper titled "Photonics for sustainable AI" exploring the potential of photonics as a carbon-sustainable solution for next-generation AI hardware. The paper highlights the increasing carbon emissions from the ICT sector due to the computational demands of AI and the limitations of traditional CMOS-based computing. Photonics, with its energy-efficient computing capabilities in the optical domain, is presented as a promising alternative to address these challenges. The paper delves into the role of photonic computing in meeting the immense demands of AI hardware sustainably.