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If biology based computers are so impractical, then parent and you are correct. Nvidia will hold a big market share for a decade at least, probably more. I hav

If biology based computers are so impractical, then parent and you are correct. Nvidia will hold a big market share for a decade at least, probably more. I have a different opinion. Cells connected to silicon, even if they are short-lived compared to pure metal to some weeks maybe, the cost may easily outweigh the downsides. Think about headsets for V.R. for a minute. Headsets which overheat, have fans on them, and are heavy are a big problem for carrying them around for hours. What's the alternative? A cord connected to a PC. That's very cumbersome as well.

dekhn 3y ago
Have you worked with cells before? I've worked with cells before and I struggle to see how you could implement a production cell-based computer that was cost-competitive.
- emporas 3y ago
  No i haven't worked with cells, but the person who implemented the cells-silicon computer of Cortica claims to be a doctor and have figured it out somehow. I don't know what the limits of such product would be, but cell's death would be one of the limits for sure. There may be some more insurmountable problems with such technology, that i have no idea about. What i do know, if a technology like that exists, it has certain markets which is a better fit, than pure silicon. Anything wearable for example. V.R. headset is just one wearable device which comes to mind.
  - dekhn 3y ago
    Growing eukaryotic cells is still something that needs well-outfitted research labs; it's not something you can do in a production computing environment. You're being misled by news filtered through the VC reality distortion field. Even if there are markets that fit, these players still ahve replace incumbents with billions of dollars of R&D investment and decades of production deployments. You'd have to pour many billions into establishing a foothold... in a low-profit business.

dekhn 3y ago

Have you worked with cells before? I've worked with cells before and I struggle to see how you could implement a production cell-based computer that was cost-competitive.

emporas 3y ago
No i haven't worked with cells, but the person who implemented the cells-silicon computer of Cortica claims to be a doctor and have figured it out somehow. I don't know what the limits of such product would be, but cell's death would be one of the limits for sure. There may be some more insurmountable problems with such technology, that i have no idea about. What i do know, if a technology like that exists, it has certain markets which is a better fit, than pure silicon. Anything wearable for example. V.R. headset is just one wearable device which comes to mind.
- dekhn 3y ago
  Growing eukaryotic cells is still something that needs well-outfitted research labs; it's not something you can do in a production computing environment. You're being misled by news filtered through the VC reality distortion field. Even if there are markets that fit, these players still ahve replace incumbents with billions of dollars of R&D investment and decades of production deployments. You'd have to pour many billions into establishing a foothold... in a low-profit business.