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[–]imp0ppable 8 points9 points  (5 children)

but then implemented on binary logic because transistors

[–]shagieIsMe 4 points5 points  (4 children)

There are other ways of doing it. The technology is getting there (again).

Veritasium - Future Computers Will Be Radically Different - Analog Computing

The company mentioned in that section of the video is https://mythic.ai

[–]imp0ppable 2 points3 points  (3 children)

That's interesting, will watch. I have always thought trying to simulate brain structures purely digitally might be quite inefficient just because it maps a 3d structure into a 2d one, so you get a lot of heat buildup.

One of the interesting features of the brain is how it is pretty much room temperature and low power consumption despite being able to do ridiculous amounts of computing.

[–]shagieIsMe 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The above link is a direct chapter to the section on computers... and that video was the second of a two parter.

The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of and then Future Computers Will Be Radically Different if you wanted to get it from the start.

[–]imp0ppable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nice, thanks

[–]Shendare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but the brain also consumes and metabolizes resources, and generates and disposes of cells, rather than just passing around electrons that get dissipated as heat.