ETH Zurich's Optmax Moves AI Attention Math From Silicon to Light

A research team proposes using thin-film lithium niobate modulators as analog replacements for Softmax and Sigmoid inside transformer attention.

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2026-10-28 18:01 · AlphaSignal
ETH Zurich's Optmax Moves AI Attention Math From Silicon to Light

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