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University of Pennsylvania researchers say their photonic chip that uses light instead of electricity, can radically cut down the energy consumption of AI and is commercially available for use now. (www.eurekalert.org)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So the whole chip is a complicated lens, that somehow can perform multiplication using 'analogue computation'.

Arxiv link

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Digital is also analog.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Imo, analog computation is the way forward with this whole AI thing. It seems like a waste to perform calculations bit-by-bit when neural nets are generally okay with "fuzzy math" anyway.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't want fuzzy math anywhere near autonomous armed machines. You want ED-209? Because that's how you get ED-209.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

human brains are the epitome of fuzzy math machines

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Idk, maybe. But i think you may have issues with tolerances and reproducibility. With analog and neutral nets your going to have edgecases where some devices will give vastly differing outcomes. For something that's fine but not for others.