Researchers develop energy-efficient probabilistic computer by combining CMOS with stochastic nanomagnet

 https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-energy-efficient-probabilistic-combining-cmos.html

"exceptional computational performance, 3 order magnitude energy-saving, 4 order magnitude area reduction... sometimes inconsistencies between how software and hardware work together, leading to discrepancies in outcomes... spintronic probabilistic bit comprising stochastic magnetic tunnel junction generates physical random number driving pseudo random number generators programmed in CMOS circuit, or field-programmable gate array... AI, machine learning"