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Naveen Rao
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The Chip That Could Unlock AGI.
Unconventional is pursuing physical learning circuits, arguing that analog dynamics could complement digital computing for stochastic, time-dependent workloads rather than simply extend matrix multiplication.The thesis targets an energy wall: U.S. data centers use roughly 4% of the national grid, while some estimates call for 400 additional gigawatts over the next decade.Commercial significance depends on finding a manufacturable paradigm within five years, with TSMC partnership, a potentially very large analog prototype and unresolved AGI claims creating major execution risk.