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Artificial Intelligence Thinks Differently

Friday, November 6, 2026

Artificial intelligence relies on mathematics, but the same calculations can be performed through different physical processes. What changes when light, rather than electronic circuits, helps process information? ‘The Age of Light’ explores how mathematics and physics together could open new possibilities for computing.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Akhetonics is taking photonics inside the processor, but its first market will depend on more than optical speed. This Signal examines how memory constraints, system efficiency, adoption costs and dependable manufacturing shape the route from demonstrator to repeat orders.

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The Age of Light – Meaning, Machines and the Physics of Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Thinks Differently

Friday, November 6, 2026

Akhetonics and the First Market for All-Optical Computing

Sunday, November 1, 2026

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