More Computing Power and Less CO2 Damage - a Plea for Analogue Computers | Sven Köppel | TEDxMünster

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024

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  • @simoncpu_was_here
    @simoncpu_was_here 2 роки тому +43

    I came here after Veritasium piqued my interest.

  • @joshuachan6317
    @joshuachan6317 Рік тому +3

    This is so underrated that the word “underrated” is not even enough 😂
    Analog computing for high precision matrix multiplication
    It’s just ahead of our time and it sounds very big brain to me
    I think we’ll see artificial intelligence accelerating cards based on analog computing in this few years

  • @FictionChannelIN
    @FictionChannelIN 2 роки тому +3

    OMG this is revolutionary... 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @interrupthandler8873
    @interrupthandler8873 2 роки тому +1

    Moore's law won't hold, heat is becoming a big issue when trying to shrink transistors even more.

  • @kikleine
    @kikleine 2 роки тому

    "A bit more general purpose"

    • @kikleine
      @kikleine 2 роки тому

      I ordered one btw

  • @uncle-ff7jq
    @uncle-ff7jq 2 роки тому +13

    How has this not gotten more viewership??

  • @PB-cf9vq
    @PB-cf9vq 2 роки тому +6

    This is an excellent presentation and I am eager to learn more about analog computers.

    • @interrupthandler8873
      @interrupthandler8873 2 роки тому

      I remember we were forced to use analog computers in our control system class a few years back.

  • @dannymitchell7611
    @dannymitchell7611 2 роки тому +2

    This is huge. This presentation is ahead of its time.

  • @TheLuismaBeaTle
    @TheLuismaBeaTle 2 роки тому +4

    10y.o laptop versus a “brand new” one and he says they’re roughly the same speed like ?????

    • @aoe9015
      @aoe9015 2 роки тому

      the 10 yo laptop is not orders of magnitude slower which is the point. You don't understand the talk

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah , the 10 yo adds two numbers in 0.0001 seconds , the new one adds two numbers in 0.00001 seconds ,
      As we can see that is a noticable difference for a human being ,
      However both computers will last the same time battery wise

    • @martinvollderpro
      @martinvollderpro Рік тому

      he meant speed in terms of cpu frequency

  • @ericmartine902
    @ericmartine902 2 роки тому +1

    genius

  • @alokinzna
    @alokinzna 2 роки тому

    How would you make an analog microchip ?
    How would that even work ?

    • @oflameo8927
      @oflameo8927 2 роки тому

      It would work like your speaker or microphone.

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 2 роки тому +2

      There won't be a universal microchip :
      Rather many ad-hock electronic components that get connected by crossbars and are able to be connected between each other and modulated finely to make specific calculation really frequently ,
      I would suggest you to look up the analog thing , it's an electric analog computer that can perform many different operations by combining those components ,
      Then we should probably go back to more mechanical and idraulic stuff , microchips are probably a product of our time that we hyped too much ...

    • @interrupthandler8873
      @interrupthandler8873 2 роки тому

      Like and ASIC, I see it as application specific. Custom, efficient analog circuit for a specific task.

    • @joshuachan6317
      @joshuachan6317 Рік тому

      There are already chips that deals in analog/ having analog signals inside.
      For example, DAC/ ADC for Digital/ Analog sound signal conversion.

  • @KilgoreTroutAsf
    @KilgoreTroutAsf 2 роки тому +7

    Actually, modern computers consume LESS energy than ever, thats the whole point.
    But besides that, computers running on fossil fuels is not a universal law. In countries where the energy mix is higher in renewables, they run on renewables.

    • @Hugh345678
      @Hugh345678 2 роки тому +11

      I think you missed the point of this ted talk...

    • @aoe9015
      @aoe9015 2 роки тому +3

      You have missed the point of this video

    • @CriticalCipher
      @CriticalCipher 2 роки тому

      @@gooser__43 Well sweden is one which is getting there

  • @user-pj1nh9pf1e
    @user-pj1nh9pf1e 2 роки тому

    Have you tried a more powerful transistors or octo CPU chips

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 2 роки тому +4

      Do you know what transistors are ?

    • @user-pj1nh9pf1e
      @user-pj1nh9pf1e 2 роки тому +1

      Are you a scientist, please let me know.

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 2 роки тому

      @@user-pj1nh9pf1e ok , so you can search on Wikipedia what transistors are , in all honesty scientists are just regular pepole who know how to prove wrong their assumptions about the material world and are humble enough to know when they are wrong ...
      Anyhow : transistors are essentially switches , like those for the lights at home , that instead of getting turned on or off by a finger get turned on or off by an electrical current ,
      And since they let electricity trough they can turn other transistors on or off ,
      Calling a transistor "more powerful" (as far as i know) makes little sense because transistors let currents pass trough them ,
      There are power transistors that can handle large currents , but they are ofthen used to turn large stuff on or off , not for computers , they would make a really large cumbersome computer since they fit in the palm of an hand ,
      What you want for a computer is smaller and faster transistors , since you're then able to fit more transistors in a smaller space , and have them able to perform more operations in less time ,
      There are other components that do the same thing as transistors ( relays and termoionic valves ( also known as vacuum tubes ) ) however they are larger and more prone to failures ( the relays have more moving parts than either , and the vacuum tubes are encased in glass tubes in a partial vacuum that is vulnerable to breaking and leaks ) and so the transistor has come to prevail ...

    • @CriticalCipher
      @CriticalCipher 2 роки тому

      @@user-pj1nh9pf1e I meam to be fair doesn't sound like you know what you're talking about and if you are gonna ask for my credentials then I'm in my second year of my degree in Computer Engineering. So either you are not being clear enough or you're just putting words together

    • @andilouis8770
      @andilouis8770 2 роки тому +1

      Transistor is the MAIN COMPONENT for digital computers. While for the analog one, search Operational Amplifier or Op-Amp