A new technical paper titled “Photonics for sustainable AI” was published by researchers at Boston University, NY CREATES, Lightmatter and Cornell Tech.
Abstract
“The rising computational demands of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are driving a rapid surge in carbon emissions from the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Traditional CMOS-based computing is reaching its scaling limits and struggling to meet these immense demands in a carbon-sustainable manner—underscoring the need for alternative hardware solutions for AI. Photonic computing has emerged as a promising alternative to CMOS through its energy-efficient computing capabilities in the optical domain. This perspective explores the potential of photonics as a carbon-sustainable solution for the next-generation AI hardware.”
Find the technical paper here. October 2025.
Fayza, F., Demirkiran, C., Papa Rao, S. et al. Photonics for sustainable AI. Commun Phys 8, 403 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-02300-0
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