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  • China Develops All-Optical "NVidia" Chip - 100x Faster

    From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Tue Dec 23 04:58:47 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-optical-chip-boost-tier-nvidia.html

    The team created LightGen specifically for large-scale generative
    AI, such as the creation of high-resolution images, 3D scenes
    and videos. Typically, older photonic chips have to break them
    into small "patches" to process them because they are flat.
    This can result in disjointed and lower-quality images. But
    LightGen works differently because it has a 3D structure with
    photonic neurons stacked in layers. This is why it can process
    an entire complex image at once, rather than piece by piece.

    . . .

    Great ... 'perfect' fake reality 100 times faster.

    Fits in nicely with China's reality-engineering
    programs ... and more and more with 'western'
    govt/press thinking too.

    Of note, the POWER requirements are FAR less than
    with NVidia and similar silicon chips. This winds
    up being VERY important.

    What the article does NOT mention is the DENSITY of
    the calculating engines on the chip.

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  • From John Ames@commodorejohn@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Tue Dec 23 10:19:18 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:58:47 -0500
    c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    Fits in nicely with China's reality-engineering programs ...

    Yeah, I've suspected since last spring that China's interest in this
    stuff (aside from the sheer appeal of getting to pants the entire US
    tech sector in the Great International Waggling Contest) has as much to
    do with its utility for mass generation of "truthy"-looking dis-
    information as anything.

    Still, it's hilarious timing to hear about this as Oracle is in the
    process of ritually sacrificing itself on the altar of Your New Chatbot
    God and the money men are starting to make uncomfortable noises about
    how maybe they *don't* want to funnel endless billions of dollars into something that doesn't make any real money forever. Great timing, guys;
    welcome to the Popping Party, glad you could join us.

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