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Extropic Unveils Thermodynamic 10,000x Energy Saving AI Chips

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Published OCT 30 2025

Extropic Unveils Thermodynamic 10,000x Energy Saving AI Chips

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The Spin

Thermodynamic computing representsis a revolutionary breakthrough that harnesses thermal noise as a computational resource instead of fighting it. This paradigm shift eliminates the massive energy waste of digital systems that artificially generate pseudo-randomness, delivering true efficiency gains for AI and optimization tasks.

Viggo Hansen on LinkedIn E1 Ventures

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Y Combinator

AI has hit an energy wall. The AI boom mirrors the unsustainable telecom bubble of the late 1990s, with massive investment in technology that can't deliver profits fast enough. Companies are already installing polluting generators because the grid lacks capacity for their data centers, threatening economic collapse when reality hits.

Paul Krugman on Substack

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 70% chance that any Chinese semiconductor foundry will have 20% or more global semiconductor market share before 2033, according to the Metaculus prediction community.