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[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

'"Nanomagnetic" computing can provide low-energy AI, researchers show

[...] could slash the energy cost of artificial intelligence (AI), which is currently doubling globally every 3.5 months.

[...]

Artificial intelligence that uses 'neural networks' aims to replicate the way parts of the brain work[...] A lot of the maths used to power neural networks was originally invented by physicists to describe the way magnets interact, but at the time it was too difficult to use magnets directly as researchers didn't know how to put data in and get information out.

Instead, software run on traditional silicon-based computers was used to simulate the magnet interactions, in turn simulating the brain. Now, the team have been able to use the magnets themselves to process and store data—[...] offering enormous energy savings.

[...] "How the magnets interact gives us all the information we need; the laws of physics themselves become the computer."

[...] processing and storage of information can be done together, rather than being separate processes as in conventional computers.

[...] up to 100,000 times more efficient than conventional computing.

[...] could feasibly be powered by renewable energy, and used to do "AI at the edge"—processing the data where it is being collected, such as weather stations in Antarctica, rather than sending it back to large data centers.

[...] could be used on wearable devices to process biometric data on the body, such as predicting and regulating insulin levels for diabetic people or detecting abnormal heartbeats.'

'Nanomagnetic' computing can provide low-energy AI, researchers show (phys.org)


'Building a better quantum bit: New qubit breakthrough could transform quantum computing

[...] "Quantum computers could be a revolutionary tool for performing calculations that are practically impossible for classical computers ["...]

One important quality for qubits is their ability to remain in a simultaneous 0 or 1 state for a long time, known as its "coherence time." [...] Defects in the qubit system can significantly reduce the coherence time.

[...] ultrapure solid neon surface in a vacuum. Neon is one of only six inert elements, meaning it does not react with other elements.

"Because of this inertness, solid neon can serve as the cleanest possible solid in a vacuum to host and protect any qubits from being disrupted," [...]

[...] The simplicity of the qubit platform should also lend itself to simple, low-cost manufacturing[...]

[...] With quantum computing, one can use entangled qubits to create a superposition of all folding configurations—providing the ability to check all possible answers at the same time and solve the problem more efficiently.

"Researchers would just need to do one calculation, instead of trying trillions of possible configurations,"'

Building a better quantum bit: New qubit breakthrough could transform quantum computing (phys.org)

[Mezla PigDog]

My buts are full. Oh yes!

This post has been edited by Mezla PigDog: 06 May 2022 - 09:03 PM

[Malankazooie]

Was mesmerized watching a bunny and a robin enjoying each others's company this morning for about twenty minutes. They were only a foot or so apart, the bunny munching on some grass and alfalfa, the robin pulling worms out of the ground. It's like they were buddies, taking comfort in each others company. It was therapeutic, and needed - a warm hug after a difficult week. Do you guys appreciate the beauty that is all around us?

This post has been edited by Malankazooie: 07 May 2022 - 04:53 PM

[Mezla PigDog]

I have blue tits nesting in a hole in the wall of my house. They come back every year so this time of year, if I can creep downstairs without anyone else waking up, I can get a cup of tea down me sitting in the armchair in the bay window and watch mum and dad flit around getting food to the babies. We have a good mix of garden birds - blackbirds, great tits, blue tits, robins, goldfinch, wrens occasionally. We also have red kites who sometimes butcher the ubiquitous wood pigeons on the lawn. Grey squirrels and black squirrels who I try not to be irritated by digging up my garden. Frogs too - usually only see them as I'm about step on them and they ping out from underfoot terrifying me. There's a stream down the road so we get damsel and dragon flies in the peak of summer. We have foxes because I hear them at night and sometimes see the aftermath in the garden but I haven't spied one yet.

I've gone organic in my garden which basically equates to just shrugging my shoulders when a plant is infested in bugs instead of thinking what to do about it. A shrub doing badly because it is covered in black fly is giving the blue tits easy pickings right now.

[EmperorMagus]

Mezla PigDog, on 08 May 2022 - 07:21 AM, said:

I have blue tits nesting in a hole in the wall of my house. They come back every year so this time of year, if I can creep downstairs without anyone else waking up, I can get a cup of tea down me sitting in the armchair in the bay window and watch mum and dad flit around getting food to the babies. We have a good mix of garden birds - blackbirds, great tits, blue tits, robins, goldfinch, wrens occasionally. We also have red kites who sometimes butcher the ubiquitous wood pigeons on the lawn. Grey squirrels and black squirrels who I try not to be irritated by digging up my garden. Frogs too - usually only see them as I'm about step on them and they ping out from underfoot terrifying me. There's a stream down the road so we get damsel and dragon flies in the peak of summer. We have foxes because I hear them at night and sometimes see the aftermath in the garden but I haven't spied one yet.

I've gone organic in my garden which basically equates to just shrugging my shoulders when a plant is infested in bugs instead of thinking what to do about it. A shrub doing badly because it is covered in black fly is giving the blue tits easy pickings right now.

Well your post makes me want a house and a garden and to live in the UK. That's mighty impressive.

[Mezla PigDog]

I lived in shared houses and rented apartments until we bought this place 9 years ago. It is a real luxury to have a garden. We're a few streets down from open farmland so we are lucky with wildlife too. I'm sure the post conjures images of a beautiful English garden - it ain't that 😃 Currently mostly dandelions - doing my bit for the bees at least!

[Mentalist]

Went on the bike for the first time in... almost 2 years? I think it broke in summer of 2020, and due to covid, finding replacement parts was impossible for a while.

Now I'm in terrible pain, but it still feels great.

[Tsundoku]

Mentalist, on 09 May 2022 - 05:38 AM, said:

Now I'm in terrible pain, but it still feels great.

Sounds about par for the course with you.

[Maark Abbott]

Podcast went swimmingly. Peaked at about 330 live viewers and at last check it was at 3.5k total views odd. Not bad for a bunch of nerds sat about talking pure horseshit for two and a bit hours.

[Malankazooie]

That's a lot of tits. Anyone ever visit and say - "so, show me your tits, I hear they are legendary."

You know what I discovered only recently? The hummingbird is only found naturally in the Americas. Man, you lot over there are missing out on some magic if you haven't seen a charm (apt name for a group of them) of hummingbirds buzzing around the feeders.

[Mezla PigDog]

You can't say anything about the birds outside this house without some smart alec bringing in a punchline. I saw a pair of male Great Tits fighting in the street the other day and of course came in and started a sentence with 'I just saw a pair of great tits in the street'. The first assumption was not that I was talking about our feathered friends.

The first time I saw hummingbirds I was in Canada. They blew my mind.

[Maark Abbott]

Holy shit that podcast I did is at nearly 5000 views.

This is kinda unexpected.

[Aptorian]

Link? Is this connected to the ASMR Butter eating content you've been streaming?

[Maark Abbott]

Aptorian, on 11 May 2022 - 09:34 AM, said:

Link? Is this connected to the ASMR Butter eating content you've been streaming?

Absolutely no chance of a link. Good grief, no, not when this forum profile has my real name on it.

[Mentalist]

Managing 3.3 clicks over 90 min in the pool on a somewhat regular basis now.

Should have some decent endurance built up by the time footy season starts up again!

Also, haircut yesterday. Getting a buzzcut for the summer always makes me happy

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 19 May 2022 - 03:10 AM

[Maark Abbott]

band got called as emergency cover for a gig in town last night. First live gig I've played in 10 year pal!

[Tsundoku]

I don't normally post this sort of stuff but I thought maybe we could all do with something positive:



And a website I go to when the main news outlets get me down:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

[Abyss]

Malankazooie, on 09 May 2022 - 04:40 PM, said:

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You know what I discovered only recently? The hummingbird is only found naturally in the Americas. Man, you lot over there are missing out on some magic if you haven't seen a charm (apt name for a group of them) of hummingbirds buzzing around the feeders.

Mezla PigDog, on 10 May 2022 - 06:22 AM, said:

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The first time I saw hummingbirds I was in Canada. They blew my mind.

I love hummingbirds, they are surreal and entertaining and beautiful.

They are also scary as all fnck when you don't know they're there and they rise up out of a bush or flower patch near you like the mother of all murder wasp mosquito hybrids buzzing like a chainsaw armed drone.

Also, when they crash into you while you're biking, it HURTS AND STINGS.

[Tiste Simeon]

Used to massively be into the punk(ish) band The Offspring. Meet the lead singer tonight, really nice bloke!