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quantummufasa t1_j9qbh5g wrote

Reply to comment by Terminator857 in Been reading Ray Kurzweil’s book “The Singularity is Near”. What should I read as a prerequisite to comprehend it? by Golfer345

I haven't read it in like a decade but quantum effects aren't relevant at that scale

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Terminator857 t1_j9qhf4x wrote

For a thinking machine a smaller machine is more efficient than a larger machine, so yes quantum effects are very relevant and used in design of today's microchips. For example: the problem of quantum tunnelling.

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quantummufasa t1_j9qzvt1 wrote

For microchips yes, but is it relevant for neurons?

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Terminator857 t1_j9rf3ht wrote

I thought the context was artificial neurons, which are executed in microchips.

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quantummufasa t1_j9rnn14 wrote

One transistor is loosely analogous to one neuron but definitely not the same.

But then to have enough transistors to simulate all the neurons needed you will need to consider quantum effects to design them, nvm.

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