Scientists created flexible probabilistic bits from custom polymers, offering a new, energy-efficient path for AI and machine learning using classical physics.
A team of scientists has built a new type of electronic element that could pave the way for smarter, more efficient computers. Using a custom-designed polymer, the researchers have shown that computing units known as probabilistic bits can be created from soft, carbon-based materials. These flexible components behave differently from traditional electronics and could offer a new path toward energy-saving machines designed to tackle problems that stretch the limits of current technology.
“Probabilistic bits are binary units that randomly fluctuate between 0…