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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[-] pelya@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

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

Arxiv link

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 15 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

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

[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 6 points 8 months ago

human brains are the epitome of fuzzy math machines

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

And have you seen what we've done with weapons for the entirety of our history?

[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah so nothing will change

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Well we'd no longer be the dominant life form on the planet, and we'd get dealt a lot of our own medicine. So, quite a lot would change.

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Uuuh fuzzy results?

[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 months ago

"fuzzy" isn't the right word.

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I mean, I personally agree, but the military has already made it clear they don't mind. ED-209 is basically an inevitability at this point.

[-] BasicTraveler@kbin.social 5 points 8 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.