TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 · Lumai
Power is a practical limit on scaling AI. Lumai’s Xianxin Guo explains how the company approaches that problem with optical computing: using photons and interference to perform AI calculations. In his conversation with Dmytro Spodarets for Data Phoenix Open Mic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, he also discusses how Lumai’s hardware is designed to work alongside GPUs and support PyTorch-based models. Lumai is featured in Startups to Watch, the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 series in the Data Phoenix Open Mic collection.
Dr. Xianxin Guo discusses Lumai’s approach to optical AI computing, the power constraints of AI infrastructure, and how its hardware is designed to work alongside GPUs and existing AI software.
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