UF engineers are sending photonic semiconductor chips to the International Space Station to test performance in harsh space conditions. The experiments are part of research to ease AI’s rapidly growing energy demands and find better places for data centers.
As AI energy demand soars, UF scientist seeks solutions in space
The breathless growth of artificial intelligence is straining energy grids. Some technology experts even forecast an “AI Winter” if energy demands exceed supply.
As scientists and tech firms scramble to find ways to power the AI revolution, one engineering researcher from the University of Florida is among the those looking up for a viable solution.
Way up.
“The sky is not the limit. Space is the limit,” said Volker Sorger, UF’s Walden and Paula Rhines Endowed Professor in Semiconductor Photonics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.