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“Brain Processing Unit” Research Wins Honorary Mention at S+T+ARTS Prize 2025

SoftBank Corp.’s (TOKYO: 9434) Research Institute of Advanced Technology, in collaboration project with artist Daito Manabe and Laboratory of Yoshiho Ikeuchi at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, have been conduc…

Can Brain Mechanisms be Applied to Computing? SoftBank Corp. and The University of Tokyo Conduct Research to Find Out

With the spread of generative AI, power consumption at data centers is rapidly increasing. For example, training GPT-4 requires over 50 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity, the equivalent to the monthly electricity usage of about 55,600 av…