Deep Learning Algorithms Are Performing Calculations At The Speed Of Light

Hardware forms the core aspect of AI applications. Apart from computing power, an efficient and quick mode of relaying information between network layers is equally important. This is where optical techniques are now explored by researchers. In fact, these optical systems can be aggregated into hardware elements such as GPUs. This article discusses a particular research study by scholars from The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where the team designed neural networks for two tasks, handwritten digit recognition and as an imaging lens.