k_lander

is it possible to have the cpu equivalent of non-volatile memory?

ie. a cpu that does not refresh and consumes no energy in its idle state until some data is available at its inputs?

What is the holy grail of [classical] computing?

For anyone else who might be having a slow day at work - where do you think the evolution of computing practices is headed?

I’m curious as to what the prevailing ideas of “ideal computing architectures” are, in terms of computing performance, programmability and utility.

Perhaps a platform that frees us of having to tailor algorithms to match the hardware topology?

How would reconfigurable hardware change the nature of the game? Does it turn into an optimisation problem that we can throw ML/DL algorithms at?

Is it useful to work backwards from some ideal computing platform? Are we doing this already?

For instance, If Optical switches are the fastest possible computing device, would it make sense to focus most R&D effort there? Or Would this come at the cost of missing other low hanging fruit? And if so could there be an optimal risk/reward strategy to advance computing?

Are there other existing Non von-neuman architectures that that aren’t getting the attention they deserve?

Are these too many questions for one AskHN post? Do I need to stop and back to work?