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Re:An Analog Network of Resistors Promises Machine Learning ... by shrubble on Sunday June 30, 2024 @10:51AM (#40837459)
The traditional problem that analog computers faced were that voltages could vary from run to run and thus give different results, to the point that analog computer manufacturers made their own power supplies and capacitors to extremely high tolerances.

It's not clear in the paper if this problem was addressed or if the rapid training possible meant that in practice they never had this issue.

Re:An Analog Network of Resistors Promises Machine Learning ... by ryukoposting on Sunday June 30, 2024 @11:15AM (#40837643)
It's also a possibility that a bit of innate noise could be desirable, depending on the use case.
Re:An Analog Network of Resistors Promises Machine Learning ... by chewbaxxa on Sunday June 30, 2024 @01:17PM (#40838467)
If it was desirable you would still want to isolate it