Reciprocal Quantum Logic
Another potential major computing advance.
Imagine an AI data center that fits into a shoebox.
OK, that’s a bit extreme, because it would need a cryocooler sufficient to keep liquid helium in a liquid state. A thousand watts of compute will need 300kw of power into the cryocooler. That’s roughly equal to the power output of a new Corvette. So this will come down to an operations per watt calculation.
But if it can be made to work … things that take up acres today will fit into cubic feet in the future.
There is a LOT of physics in this Asianometry piece. I liked it. Most of you will probably not.
Speculation:
Recently we have covered …
And now we have a fourth possible epochal change in Snowcap’s effort to commercialize Reciprocal Quantum Logic.
Thermodynamic methods are new, the other three are already used in various devices, and have been for a long time. They’re just all ripe for major innovation that displaces the things we’ve used for my entire life.
This is an exciting time to be alive. Last night I was reading about Cerebras and Groq, both of whom build enormous, specialized chips just for AI. If what they are doing can be made smaller, cooler, and much faster …
What a brave new world we are facing.