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throwaway2676 t1_j9kilst wrote

Are there any developments in the ASIC/analog computing space that people are really excited about? I think most people know about google's TPUs by now, but is there anything else with the potential to threaten the dominance of GPUs in the next few years?

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Adorable-Breakfast t1_j9kv52b wrote

Not a direct answer to your question, but I interviewed a while back with this company called Fathom Radiant that's developing an optical computing system for AI training. It's further off than the next few years, but their ultimate goal is to use that technology to establish a computing center that outcompetes other options for training very large models, then leverage that position to support AI safety by allocating resources to groups that meet certain safety standards. It's an interesting approach and seems like a cool technology.

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