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https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-new-ai-processor-is-500x-faster-than-current-space-computers/

NASArCOs New AI Processor Is 500x Faster Than Current Space
Computers

At the heart of the project is a radiation-hardened processor
built to deliver up to 100 times more computing power than
current spaceflight computers while surviving the severe
conditions found in space. Engineers at NASArCOs Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California have been conducting
extensive tests to simulate those environments.

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There's a photo ... the chip seems to be about 50mm
square.

NASA and others have been relying on very OLD processors,
with big/thick enough transistors to resist the effects
of random high-energy protons and stuff, way too common
in the solar system.

This new chip seems to be both 'hardened' AND to
have enough IQ to recognize if radiation has
corrupted a bit.

Space is CRUEL - like a post nukewar world with
evil radiation everywhere. NOT easy to cope with,
so they DIDN'T ... until now.

IF they can bring 100x more power to space probes
they can do fantastically better jobs at gathering
detailed data - far more bang for the buck.

Guess we'll SEE, soon.

Space probes/craft ... the width and depth of
redundancy and remote repair are absolutely
incredible. It's a sort of black art ... and
I can't find TOO much info on how they do it.

HOW to cope with hardware that's under constant
attack at the lowest levels ? HOW to re-route
most everything around and around as needed at
both hardware and software levels ??? This is
a Whole Different Thing than typical "computers".

The old Voyager probes have crashed hard a number
of times. YET - they keep managing to re-route
that 60s/70s shit around to maintain some function,
billions of miles away.

Wow !

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