<ul><li>Researchers at China’s University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) have developed a microscopic AI chip that uses light physics to analyze data.</li><li>The artificial intelligence chip is only the size of a grain of salt and operates on a fraction of the energy required by current equipment.</li><li>The chip is based on an all-optical diffractive deep neural network that uses patterned, 3D-printed layers of passive components to perform complex computations using photons of light.</li><li>While the technology is not yet perfected, the researchers believe it has the potential to provide unprecedented functionalities in various fields.</li></ul>

This AI chip is the size of a grain of salt

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