Comment on Ask HN: What are the next steps regarding processors technology?Comments−sgillen7ySpecialization. We're already seeing specialized processors take over niches of compute (Googles TPU, bitcoin ASICs, GPUs etc etc). I think we'll see this trend accelerate.−imakwana7y2017 ACM Turing Award Lecture by Hennessy and Patterson nicely summarizes the emphasis on domain-specific languages and domain-specific architectures going forward. https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/2/234352-a-new-golden-ag...−johnsimer7yHave any of you here looked into neuromorphic computing and Spiky Neural Networks? Do these show any promise?
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Specialization. We're already seeing specialized processors take over niches of compute (Googles TPU, bitcoin ASICs, GPUs etc etc). I think we'll see this trend accelerate.
2017 ACM Turing Award Lecture by Hennessy and Patterson nicely summarizes the emphasis on domain-specific languages and domain-specific architectures going forward. https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/2/234352-a-new-golden-ag...
Have any of you here looked into neuromorphic computing and Spiky Neural Networks? Do these show any promise?