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Re:Starcloud by btown on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @12:17PM (#45671413)
In all seriousness, if AI models can handle quantization, they can handle some flipped bits from time to time! There are probably some fascinating papers to be written around how to choose which layers in an LLM architecture could benefit more than others from redundant computation in a high-radiation environment.
Re:Starcloud by kibwen on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @12:44PM (#45671765)
Brilliant, to turn up the model temperature we just hinge open the shielding. I call dibs on the patent!
Re:Starcloud by lawlessone on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @02:18PM (#45673081)
Ok, has anyone patented chips with radioactive source glued to them? For "true" randomness.

If it not i want dibs on it.

Re:Starcloud by DontBreakAlex on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @02:42PM (#45673390)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generat...

> and even the nuclear decay (due to practical considerations the latter, as well as the atmospheric noise, is not viable except for fairly restricted applications or online distribution services)

Re:Starcloud by notahacker on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @04:52PM (#45674998)
yeah, I think the space weather experts would have fun statistically analysing the single-event-upset RNG :)