Did startup Flow Computing just make CPUs 100x faster?
from beta@social.hai.haus to technology@lemmy.world on 11 Jun 22:24
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from beta@social.hai.haus to technology@lemmy.world on 11 Jun 22:24
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@technology@lemmy.world Did startup Flow Computing just make CPUs 100x faster?
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Don’t you not want to send me the balance of your bank account? No means yes and yes means yes.
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Looks like they’re just adding separate CPU cores, similar to how a GPU adds a different type of compute. I guess it can work, but why not just build that into the CPU to begin with?
Then again, I haven’t read the whitepaper, but I highly doubt there’s anything groundbreaking going on here…
No.
It’s probably not a total lie, a dedicated chip for specific calculations is probably the only way that we’ll see major jumps in processing power for a long while. It can be really effective for highly specific stuff. But the headline itself is certainly pure clickbait on the Verge’s and Flow’s behalf.
You know, the answer to captions like that is to 99.9%:
Yes*
*Under laboratory conditions and for a very specific use case / a whole lot of money, once.
The reality is that billions are poured into developing faster computers and change is happening gradually, because low-hanging fruits are gathered even before they are ripe.