alt Hacker NewsTheir numbers look too good to be true, they have no identified customers and the whole site is generated, but I think the principle behind it is good. If they can pull off the error correction needed to make analog reliable we might have a great new option for cheaper more eco friendly AI. Then again it could turn out to be a total scam.
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> Their numbers look too good to be true
Why? I have not seen anything outlandish for a NN implementation (vs a NN simulation).
> can pull off the error correction
There lie the issues that have not been mentioned, the solutions not explained. Analog computing means: * costly digital-to-analog at the input and analog-to-digital at the output; * sensitivity to environmental conditions such as temperature; * signal dispersion hence the need to boost it in the path.
Maybe checking the patents they registered?
Like the numbers they claim could literally make LLMs 20x profitable. If it were true then why isn't every AI company trying to buy them out?
My 15 second read of just the front page aligned with you, but when I saw replies pushing back, I went back and loaded News, then cross-verified some of the claims. It's real.
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(Moderation, the post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49404099 from SkyPuncher is legit. Automated filter? Maybe you can give us the ability to vouch?)