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Re:Advances in semiconductors are feeding the AI boom by luyu_wu on Thursday March 28, 2024 @12:47PM (#39854129)
Transistor power is really not a joke. Synapses would take far far FAR more power at close to similar frequencies. Biological neurons are incredibly inefficient.
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Re:Advances in semiconductors are feeding the AI boom by goatlover on Thursday March 28, 2024 @06:24PM (#39858121)
Biology is incredibly efficient at what it does well though. Thus only 20 watts of brain energy to coordinate everything we do. We didn't evolve to be mentats.
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