Computing glossary

Photonic computing

Also called optical computing, photonic neural network, PNN, photonic tensor core

Doing computation, usually matrix multiplication for AI, with light instead of electrons. It promises speed and efficiency but converting data between light and electronics eats much of the gain.

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