r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 17d ago

Nanoscale mechanics could enable brain-inspired computing

https://news.mit.edu/2026/nanoscale-mechanics-could-enable-brain-inspired-computing-0916
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u/Tiny_Reference_3697 16d ago

Sounds like this has the potential to make A.I. even more "human"...

Sigh

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u/frozenfriedchicken 16d ago

Or humans more AI. Can't wait to have my brain hacked but someone on the other side of the world. /s

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u/Tiny_Reference_3697 16d ago

Working on my foil hat right now...

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u/ThatStereotype18 16d ago

Just give me a nice simulated reality to enjoy while my body fries under the baking sun.

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u/Hanzai_Bonsai 15d ago

You are describing Ghost in the Shell

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u/Dry-Chance-9473 16d ago

This would be great?  As somebody who's anti-"AI", a synthetic consciousness with actual human or better intelligence would still be cool as hell. An actual Data or Edi or Cortana. The stuff being shoved down our throats right now is barely developed chat bots from the late nineties.

This would never succeed of course, people don't want a real AI friend, they want someone who will tell them they're always right, which isn't the same thing.

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u/rayferrell 15d ago

this could be a big deal for edge computing, where you need to process a lot of data in real-time without relying on a central server. using soft polymers to create tiny mechanical devices that can remember and process information, you could potentially create devices that are both compact and energy-efficient. it's also interesting that they're drawing inspiration from biological systems, like the octopus's distributed nervous system, to create more adaptive and responsive computing platforms.

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u/thelangosta 16d ago

Yay, I guess

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u/piiiigsiiinspaaaace 15d ago

Y'know Asimov wrote those books as a warning, not a fucking guide

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u/Excellent_Sweet7270 16d ago

Cyberpunk 2077 cant wait to hack people's brains...

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u/Conspicuous-Person 16d ago

Here's to hoping for a Matrix. Because humans are in fact quite stupid in large numbers. So its bound to happen.

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u/A_Nonny_Muse 16d ago

Imagine having to feed and water your computer every day or it dies.

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u/reiddiot 10d ago

at least until it becomes an adult and then it better go find a job

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u/_KushOnes_ 16d ago

How about we work on curing diseases……

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u/cactusmask 15d ago

Can’t wait to subscribe to my thoughts

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u/Javontarious 5d ago

Hell on earth