Chinese researchers have developed a new AI system, SpikingBrain-1.0, that breaks from the resource-hungry Transformer architecture used by models like ChatGPT. This new model, inspired by the human brain's neural mechanisms, charts a new course for

This follows a previous success from the same institute, where they collaborated with Swiss scientists to develop an energy-efficient neuromorphic chip called “Speck” with a remarkably low power consumption of just 0.42 milliwatts. This is a crucial step towards replicating the human brain’s incredible efficiency, which operates on only about 20 watts of power.

preprint here https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.05276v1