Analysis: AI Optical Implementations Remain Lumpy and Bespoke per Customer
BenBajarin · x · 2026-08-07
Ben Bajarin points out that optical implementations in AI compute currently remain lumpy. Implementations are highly bespoke and built to spec per customer, applicable to both rack compute vendors (like Nvidia and AMD) and hyperscalers' custom implementations.
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