{"id":29538,"date":"2024-09-16T18:28:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T12:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=29538"},"modified":"2024-09-16T18:28:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T12:58:12","slug":"brain-inspired-analog-computing-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/16-09-2024\/brain-inspired-analog-computing-platform","title":{"rendered":"Brain-Inspired Analog Computing Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a brain-inspired analog computing platform capable of storing and processing data in an astonishing <strong>16,500 conductance states<\/strong> within a molecular film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This new technology represents a significant advancement from traditional binary computing systems, venturing into the domain of <strong>neuromorphic or brain-inspired analog computing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike conventional computers, which follow predefined programming, neuromorphic systems have the <strong>capability to learn from their environment, <\/strong>potentially elevating artificial intelligence to new levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Revolutionizing AI hardware\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This neuromorphic platform could potentially bring complex AI tasks, such as <strong>training Large Language Models (LLMs)<\/strong> \u2014 like ChatGPT \u2014 to personal devices like laptops and smartphones.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The technology addresses two major hurdles in AI development: <strong>lack of optimal hardware and energy inefficiency.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The molecular system at the heart of this innovation utilizes the natural movement of ions to process and store data in a manner similar to the human brain, creating a \u201c<strong>molecular diary\u201d <\/strong>that functions like a computer but with far greater energy efficiency and space-saving capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Precision and efficiency<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The innovation overcomes significant challenges to achieve the precision needed to measure the molecular states.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A custom circuit board has been designed capable of <strong>measuring voltages as tiny as a millionth of a volt<\/strong> at very fast sampling rates, setting a new benchmark for electronic accuracy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Future Prospects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Researchers feel that the breakthrough could <strong>position India as a leader in global technology innovation<\/strong>, particularly in AI hardware development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the context of the<strong> India Semiconductor Mission<\/strong>, this development could be a game-changer, revolutionizing industrial, consumer and strategic applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Large Language Models (LLMs)<\/strong><br>&#8211; A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses <strong>deep learning techniques <\/strong>and massively large data sets to understand, summarize, generate and predict new content.<br>&#8211; Deep learning involves the probabilistic analysis of unstructured data, which eventually enables the deep learning model to recognize distinctions between pieces of content without human intervention.<br>&#8211; It helps to understand how characters, words, and sentences function together.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/iisc-scientists-develop-brain-inspired-analog-computing-platform-capable-of-storing-processing-data\/article68633502.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a brain-inspired analog computing platform capable of storing and processing data in an astonishing 16,500 conductance states within a molecular film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29538"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29547,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29538\/revisions\/29547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}