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  1. RAISE Summit20 min

    A Keynote by Thomas Sohmers, Co Founder & CTO of Positron

    Thomas Sohmers

    Positron AI, a startup founded in 2023, is deploying specialized hardware to address the inference bottleneck that now drives global GDP growth and limits traditional GPU efficiency for Transformer models. Their Atlas server and upcoming Titan system prioritize massive memory bandwidth over raw compute, delivering 70% higher throughput per dollar while operating at 150 watts to eliminate the need for liquid cooling. By enabling concurrent execution of multiple models up to 512 billion parameters on standard air-cooled infrastructure, the company aims to drastically reduce AI operating costs and reshape the economic landscape of software development.