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AI is everywhere, but it's also expensive.    This puts us at a crossroads: how can we make AI models accessible to everyone sustainably while addressing the astronomical energy consumption and carbon footprint associated with them?   I'll discuss this industry-wide challenge at COMPUTEX TAIPEI and dive into the many ways Arm Neoverse, with its performant, efficient, solutions, is at the heart of how technology leaders are solving for the insatiable demand for compute.   If you're attending #COMPUTEX2024, join me at 2:30pm on Wednesday June 5 to discuss the latest silicon innovations from Arm to improve the efficiency of AI compute hardware. https://lnkd.in/gV7CsBSe

Neurophos Raises $7.2 Million Round to Create Super-fast, Energy-Efficient Metamaterial-Based Optical AI Chips for Data Centers — PRBuzz.co — Neurophos has raised a $7.2M #USD #seed #round to productize a #breakthrough in metamaterials and #optical #AI inference #chips Neurophos has joined the Silicon Catalyst incubator #program to accelerate #product development. AUSTIN, #Texas #Dec #14 2023 Neurophos, a spinout from #Duke #University and Metacept #Inca has raised a $7.2M USD seed round to productize a breakthrough in both metamaterials and optical AI inference chips. The #company has been funded in a round #led by #Gates #Frontier and supported by MetaVC, #Mana Ventures, and #others The seed #funding will enable the #production of a proprietary metasurface that serves as a tensor #core processor enabled by its #advanced optical properties. The company will also hire a team of engineers in Austin, Texas, a major silicon engineering hub. Says David Smith, Duke University: "Neurophos' metamaterial is a ground-up breakthrough enabling an extraordinarily dense computing chip for next-generation AI applications." While GPUs have had massive success in accelerating AI workloads, digital approaches are typically limited by power consumption. On the other hand, proponents of optical computing techniques claim that photonics can vastly reduce power consumption and therefore accelerate compute speeds far beyond the bounds of what is possible with modern GPUs. Unfortunately, despite vast amounts of capital having recently been invested in optical compute for AI, the success of the field has been limited, largely because existing optical devices are too large and bulky to scale. However, metamaterials enable new paradigms for controlling the flow of light. The discovery of metamaterials has unleashed an enormous burst of creativity, leading to demonstrations of invisibility cloaks, negative refractive index materials, and many other exotic products. Neurophos' optical metasurfaces are designed for use in data centers and their approach is already shattering world records in computational energy efficiency. Neurophos plans to use high-speed silicon photonics to drive a metasurface in-memory processor capable of fast, efficient, AI compute. The estimated global data center electricity consumption in 2022 was 240-340 TWh

🚀💡 Hey Tech Pros! Have you ever dreamed of a leap in computing like the one the Apollo program made for space exploration? Well, it's high time for a "moonshot" in computing, and let's dive into why! As we march deeper into the digital age, the heartbeat of our advancements — computing — faces a significant slowdown. Silicon chips can't keep up with our hunger for speed and efficiency! The article I just devoured from MIT Technology Review grasps this urgency, pointing out that we're hitting the physical limits of microelectronics. It doesn't just call for incremental updates but a radical revolution. Here's my takeaway: It's no longer just about more transistors; we're talking novel materials, architectures, and quantum leaps (pun intended 😉). We need to dream bigger, push harder, and innovate faster. The question that should be keeping us up at night: Where's the fearless vision in computing that can equate to landing on the moon? Join me in pondering... What if the next big disruption in computing is just around the corner? Could it be quantum? Neuromorphic chips? Or something entirely off our radar? Let's foster a community where these conversations can ignite the next big breakthrough. Thoughts? Feel free to add to the discussion below! Let’s get those creative tech juices flowing 🧠💫 And don't forget, for more thought-provoking content, smash that FOLLOW and LIKE button. Stay tuned, stay curious! #TechInnovation #QuantumLeap #NextGenComputing Learn more from the source article ➡️ https://nuel.ink/7EREir

"People are concerned with AI taking away creativity and jobs, however the way we think creatively, and can tell stories using these tools is what really changes. AI can help us create content but we still need people to validate this content. " There are a lot of insight in this panel discussion.

The recent discussion at the World Economic Forum highlighted the accelerating pace of AI development and the crucial need for effective collaboration between the public and private sectors. As technology rapidly evolves, it's imperative that governments keep pace to foster trust and engagement with citizens. Innovation in AI is essential, but so is its thoughtful implementation. While AI can generate content, human validation remains indispensable. For more insights, explore the World Economic Forum's discussion from world leaders in AI tech below. #ai #adaptability #publicvsprivate #discovery #buildingtrust #innovation #implementation #sustainablebusinessmodel #worldoftech

Silicon Catalyst.UK launched with the brilliant Paul Scully, Minister for Tech and the digital economy #ChipStartUK yesterday, the new early stage semiconductor incubator funded by the UK Government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology We are delighted to announce the first 6 of 12 fabulous UK semiconductor startups in our first cohort: ✅  Blueshift Memory This startup will speed up every computer in the world, offering speedups of 1000x and it will halve their energy consumption. They want to have the same impact for memory and storage that Arm had for CPU’s. ✅ Finchetto Creating the next generation of networking technology using #Photonics that will solve the worlds insatiable appetite for more and more data. They are switching signals at the speed of light inside a chip. ✅ HIDRA Vision A spin out from National Physical Laboratory who have invented a way to solve the problems of testing compound semiconductor wafers. Something that the UK and other compound semiconductor growth industries are crying out for. This new approach is 100x faster and 100x more accurate! ✅ HyperCIM A team from Deep Science Ventures worked out that the power and performance required to feed data to AI models is growing uncontrollably. They set out to invent a new way to solve this problem and want to become to big data what NVIDIA is to neural network AI computing today. ✅ Mignon Next generation of AI processing spin out of from Newcastle University. A novel mathematical approach called a Tsetlin machine reducing energy for AI processing by 10,000 times and increases the throughput by 1000x. In a crowded market this team stands head and shoulders above everything else in AI being worked on in the world today! ✅  MintNeuro Neural implant chip team spin out from Imperial College. Over 10 years of research to create advanced wireless neural implant chips that can help to treat conditions such as epilepsy near non-invasively. A £1B market opportunity for this really exciting UK Medtech chip company. See the final 6 of 12 here: https://lnkd.in/gGEDrjQK  

#AI Breaking New Ground: What's Next for Industry? with Jay Lee, Warren Jude Fernandez, Vincent Henry Iswaratioso, Jeremy Jurgens, Samuele Ramadori, Van Dinh Hong Vu #AMNC24 The discovery of the world's first functional graphene semiconductor, along with significant advancements in neuromorphic computing and the release of AI superchips are poised to accelerate #computing power. How are these breakthroughs reshaping the future of industry and what are the latest AI applications?

Denmark will soon boast on of the worlds most powerful AI supercomputers! Novo Nordisk Foundation and Export and Investment Fund of Denmark are joining forces together with NVIDIA to build an AI super computer in Denmark. This computer will allow academics and industry in Denmark, to gain access to one of the worlds most powerful tools in tackling societal challenges. The AI supercomputer will be powered by Nvidia hardware and software, to tackle issues on climate change, agriculture, health care, and life sciences. Denmark has long been a key player for life sciences, renewable energy, and other industries, but has lacked the infrastructure to tackle high powered AI projects to speed things up. The aim is to have pilot-projects already running by the end of the year! Novo Nordisk Foundation has contributed around DKK 600mil ($87.4m) and Export and Innovation Fund of Denmark DKK 100mil ($14.6m) What do you think? What will be the first breakthrough we will hear from this project? -------------------------------------------------- #artificialintelligence #novonordisk #nvidia #investindenmark #ai

Not all our audience knows about what is GTC (GPU Technology Conference). NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) is the premier event for artificial intelligence, data science, and accelerated computing. It brings together experts from various fields to explore the latest advancements and applications of GPU technology. Attending GTC provides unparalleled opportunities to network with industry peers, gain insights from thought-provoking sessions, and discover cutting-edge solutions that drive business transformation. Whether you're a developer, researcher, entrepreneur, or executive, there's something for everyone at GTC. #nvidia #gtc #nvidiagtc #artificialintelligence #technology #leadership #brainyneurals #deeplearning #generativeai #languagemodels