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IIUC, the Fifth Generation Computer project was more of James Bond style hallucination than something worthwhile. The project was supposed to produce a complete
by numpad0 2y ago
IIUC, the Fifth Generation Computer project was more of James Bond style hallucination than something worthwhile. The project was supposed to produce a completely novel tech stack from hardware to user interface, one such that leapfrog and obsolete all conventional computer systems: it would run on custom AI-optimized parallel CPU designed for a futuristic post-C parallel programming language for all-custom AI inference OS and applications. It was of course all proudly national made with all kinds of scientific theories and inputs from scholars worldwide incorporated into it.
It's like trying to make Star Wars technologies happen by sheer cash flow and technological optimism. All fever dreams.
- csomar 2y agoKinda similar to the current AI bubble, don’t you think?
- geysersam 2y agoNah the AI hype doesn't seem similar 1. It hasn't really required or designed new computer architecture. Instead it repurposed hardware that was designed and tuned over years by the game industry. 2. It's more empirical. Little to no theory building and more "throwing stuff at the wall to see what fits" 3. Not really "proudly national made" right? I don't think Washington minds being world leading on AI, but from where I'm standing it doesn't seem to be something that's been championed nationally. That's not to say it's not a bubble