[Jean-Papoulos]

>it is producing a chip that, for the first time, recovers energy used in an arithmetic circuit. The next chip, projected to hit the market in 2027, will be an energy-saving processor specialized for AI inference. The 4,000x energy-efficiency improvement is on Vaire’s road map but probably 10 or 15 years out.

How I wish I could place bets on this never happening.

>In the following years, Vaire plans to design the first reversible chip specialized for AI inference.

These guys are cashing in on AI hype. Watch them raise VC money, give themselves 6 figures salaries and file for bankruptcy in 3 years.

[EncomLab]

You are exactly correct - the combination of deep belief in the ability to obtain quick riches by investing in the "next big thing" aligned with a large gap of knowledge between reality and hype, all mixed into a milieu of in-group speak and customs always leads to the proliferation of the con. It's the next "Long Blockchain Corp!"

[robertlagrant]

It's also how proliferation of advances happen. Nothing advances unless someone tries it, and trying it costs money.

[z3t4]

4000x cost saving would bring operation costs for compute down close to zero, meaning marginal costs for data centers would go down as well, meaning data centers would buy a shit ton of these chips. Think the valuation of Nvidia x 1000 I still think the technical challange is too big, but it's high reward for early investors.

[EncomLab]

This is insanity - "compute" is a tiny fraction of energy usage compared to memory, data storage, and data retrieval.

[mikepfrank]

Those can all be made reversible as well. :)