In a discovery that seems science fiction and environmental breakthrough, UCLA scientists designed AI image generator, which decodes with light instead of electricity.
Their system, described in Popular mechanicsIt uses lasers and spatial light modulators for immediate production of images, while reducing the heavy demand for the energy of conventional diffusion models.
It matters because the AI carbon trail is not small. Opeli once revealed that users generated more than 700 million photos in one week At the beginning of this year, asking questions about sustainable development as adopted skyrockets.
By maintaining a significant part of the digital work of the grunts, optical artificial intelligence can offer a more ecological way forward.
The system is not magic-in-law requires a shallow digital encoder, but a laser-powered decoder replaces thousands of calculation steps.
As Aydogan Ozcan from UCLA explained in a press statement, the approach “eliminates heavy, iterative digital calculations” and can pave the path of energy -saving AI equipment.
Skeptics may ask if this is just laboratory curiosity, but experts consider her more. Said a researcher from Oxford New scientist This may be “for the first time the optical neural network gives results of practical value.”
The band even tested him to works by Van Gogh, showing quality comparable to today's advanced systems.
Of course, energy is not the only problem. Photos generated by AI arouse debates about authenticity, deep wardrobes and improper use.
This week, India saw viral trends Google Nano Banana AIReminding us how quickly such tools can spread before the handrail is introduced.
Personally, I think that this power jump is exciting, but also sobering. It is a look at how far we are willing to scale artificial intelligence without smoking holes on the planet.
But let's explain – optical artificial intelligence will not hit the smartphone tomorrow. As with any breakthrough, practical adoption requires time, investment and tests of extreme conditions in the real world.
Despite this, if the choice is between the bride and bundle -powered performance, I know where I would place plants.
