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'Crazy idea' memory device could slash AI energy consumption by up to 2,500 times

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Computational random-access memory ( CRAM ) performs computations directly within its memory cells.

This eliminates the need to transfer data across different parts of a computer.

CRAM could perform key AI tasks like scalar addition and matrix multiplication in 434 nanoseconds, using just 0.47 microjoules of energy.

This is 2,500 times less energy compared to conventional memory systems that have separate logic and memory components.