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brunogadaleta t1_j4n5tie wrote

AFAIU they made a neuron-like transistor based on organic compounds like sodium. I guess it can speedup AI neural network training, lower their cost and/or be integrated in living organisms.

From the article:

Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) [...] have multiple desirable features, such as exceptional sensing capabilities for biological and physical plus chemical signals. Moreover, they are biocompatible, switch speeds readily, operate at low voltages, and exhibit coupled ionic–electronic transport properties, which are controllable via external dopants.

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Baturinsky t1_j4nb8vx wrote

Can they be directly rewrited/copied when assembled? I think untamperable architecture could be better for mass production AI.

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LoquaciousAntipodean t1_j4oneof wrote

It's very, very, very early days, crude prototypes at this stage, from what I understood of the article. Its basically a new kind of micro transistor, that can emulate neurons better than normal silicon transistors.

The likelihood of such tech remaining 'untamperable' would be quite low, once the engineering principles are better understood, I would think.

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