Cost reduction in IC has reached or is reaching its limits. Intels 5n techk
is not really a 5n and 5n is not really reachable. Not at least without
some seriously new physics and even then there will be hard limits like
quantum un--certainty. This particular chip may get cheaper if it is ever
done
On 19.10.2017 20:13, Richard Lorentz wrote:
Silver said "algorithms matter much more than ... computing".
Hassabis estimated they used US$25 million of hardware.
Today, it seems 4 TPU cost US$25 million. In 5 or 10 years, every
computer might have its 4-TPU-chip costing $250, if not $25. At le
Sure, both hardware and software / algorithms are needed... but which gets
you the bigger ROI? { Just a rhetorical question, I know it is not linear
and not a simple question... but in general, I can see David Silver's (&
Richard Lorentz / Demis Hassabis' counter) point }.
May you live in sente,
Well, if you have both, why not use both :)
On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 11:51 AM Richard Lorentz
wrote:
> An interesting juxtaposition.
>
> Silver said "algorithms matter much more than ... computing".
>
> Hassabis estimated they used US$25 million of hardware.
>
