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If you want an accurate analog computer, you'd still be paying a pile of money for precision components. (0.01% resistors cost about $10 on Mouser.) And even wi
by kens 7y ago
If you want an accurate analog computer, you'd still be paying a pile of money for precision components. (0.01% resistors cost about $10 on Mouser.) And even with modern ICs, you're not getting a Moore's Law scaleup on your op amps. Plus, the interconnect doesn't scale nicely.
That said, there are claims that analog computers will make a comeback: https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/not-your-fathers-analog-computer https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/not-your-father...
- jacquesm 7y agoA good neural net simulator would work just fine with imperfect components.
- nicoburns 7y agoThis is basically what a brain is, right?
- Retric 7y agoFar less than you might think. For example the wide range of neurochemicals would be largely unnecessary if that was the case. It’s like how a city contains many buildings, but it also contains roads etc.
- anticensor 7y agoDifferent neurotransmitters provide different types (speed, response function) of activation.
- Retric 7y agoThe same neuron may release different neurotransmitters based on stimulus, but it’s not universal. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10818/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10818/