{"slug": "new-lighttok-chip-converts-light-directly-into-tokens-for-ai-slashing-energy-use", "title": "New LightTok chip converts light directly into 'tokens' for AI — slashing energy use in drones and other autonomous machines", "summary": "A new chip called LightTok converts light directly into 'tokens' for AI, according to Live Science, with the aim of slashing energy use in drones and other autonomous machines. The report gives no figures for the chip's efficiency gains, power draw, or availability.", "body_md": "New LightTok chip converts light directly into 'tokens' for AI — slashing energy use in drones and other autonomous machines | Live Science", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-lighttok-chip-converts-light-directly-into-tokens-for-ai-slashing-energy-use", "canonical_source": "https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/new-lighttok-chip-converts-light-directly-into-tokens-for-ai-slashing-energy-use-in-drones-and-other-autonomous-machines", "published_at": "2026-09-22 10:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 10:22:38.052952+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-chips", "ai-infrastructure", "robotics", "autonomous-vehicles"], "entities": ["LightTok", "Live Science"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-lighttok-chip-converts-light-directly-into-tokens-for-ai-slashing-energy-use", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-lighttok-chip-converts-light-directly-into-tokens-for-ai-slashing-energy-use.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-lighttok-chip-converts-light-directly-into-tokens-for-ai-slashing-energy-use.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-lighttok-chip-converts-light-directly-into-tokens-for-ai-slashing-energy-use.jsonld"}}