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by wilsonnb3 157 days ago
I know language evolves over time, but I can’t help but be irritated when people refer to anything non-computerized as analog.

If it isn’t representing something with a continuously various signal then it ain’t analog!

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Also - Analog Computing [0] seems like it could be particularly well-suited for AI, e.g. by leveraging optics [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer

[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09430-z

From the Oxford English Dictionary:

4. Designating the original or traditional form of something that has a digital or computer-mediated counterpart.

5. colloquial (chiefly humorous). Esp. of a person: unaware of or unaffected by computer technology or digital communications; outdated, old-fashioned.

"Analog dance music" FTW