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As the demands for computation surge due to the rise of reasoning models, NVIDIA's innovations in optical technology could not come at a more critical time. The early AI systems primarily focused on language models that merely predicted the next word; however, with today's reasoning models—like OpenAI's o1 and DeepSeek R-1—AI capabilities have expanded significantly. These advanced models require substantial computational power, making traditional GPUs struggle under the escalating demand.