NTT launches physics of AI group and AI inference chip design for 4K video

NTT Research announced at its annual Upgrade event that it has started a new AI basic research group, dubbed the Physics of Artificial Intelligence Group. Physical AI has become a big deal in 2025, with Nvidia leading the charge to create synthetic data to pretest self-driving cars and humanoid robotics so they can get to market faster. NTT Research is launching its Physic of Artificial Intelligence (PAI) Group to get on board. NTT Research’s new independent group is spinning off of its Physic of Intelligence (PHI) Lab to advanced our understanding of the “black box” of AI for better trust and safety outcomes. NTT Research, which has an annual $3.6 billion R&D budget, is a division of NTT, Japan’s big telecommunications company. Last year, NTT created its “Physics of Intelligence” vision initially formed in collaboration with the Harvard University Center for Brain Science, key contributions made over the past five years, and ongoing collaboration with academic partners. PAI Group ... Read full article.