June 26, 2026

Lightmatter CEO: AI's Next Scaling Challenge Is Interconnect, Not Compute

Lightmatter CEO: AI's Next Scaling Challenge Is Interconnect, Not Compute
Lightmatter CEO: AI's Next Scaling Challenge Is Interconnect, Not Compute
AI with Sally Ward-Foxton
Lightmatter CEO: AI's Next Scaling Challenge Is Interconnect, Not Compute
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In this podcast, Sally chats with Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris. As copper reaches its physical limits, Harris explains why photonics is moving from niche technology to AI infrastructure necessity, and why Lightmatter is expanding from optical interconnects into lasers to build the next generation of AI systems.