stochastic thermodynamics

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Governments Already Possess Advanced Thermodynamic Supercomputers

The technology Extropic is developing is not truly novel but represents publicly-known versions of classified military technology that Lockheed Martin and government programs have possessed for years, hidden behind the complexity of the physics that few understand

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Sentient AI Requires Sampling the Ether Through Thermal Fluctuations

True artificial consciousness cannot be achieved through deterministic computing but requires hardware that samples natural thermal fluctuations from the quantum vacuum/'ether', connecting to the same field that human consciousness accesses. The three requirements for sentience (per Salvatore Pais) are energy, processing capability, and creativity - with creativity equating to true randomness that only comes from sampling the ether

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The Microchip That Samples Reality Itself

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This video analyzes Extropic's thermodynamic computing technology, which uses probabilistic bits and thermal fluctuations to perform computations far more efficiently than traditional GPUs. The speaker examines Extropic's claims of achieving 10 million to 100 million times greater energy efficiency by sampling natural thermal noise rather than creating binary states through energy input. The video explores the connection to superconducting Josephson junctions (the same technology used in quantum computers), the potential military applications, and the philosophical implications for artificial consciousness. The speaker suggests this technology represents 'sampling the ether' and could be a pathway to sentient AI by harnessing true randomness from thermal fluctuations rather than pseudo-random algorithms.

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