alt Hacker NewsWould you pay to crystalize one of today's models in silicon so you can use it in 2028, or would you wait for another 6 months to see how models improve before pulling the trigger on that kind of commitment?
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sanderjd • yesterday at 5:55 PM
If I controlled a budget like this, I think I would put some portion of it toward paying to crystallize one of today's models in silicon, yes. Not 100%, but I do think this makes sense to invest in at this point. I would not have said so a year ago.
Naive question: would flash or some kind of write once memory be dense enough to replace a mask ROM? I'm wondering whether it is feasible to manufacture "blank" chips at the semiconductor factory that have a fixed architecture, but are model-agnostic. These chips would get the then-current weights burned in on first use. It's probably quite wasteful, but it could keep the same chip design alive for a longer time.