You're having trouble managing all your usernames and passwords? Have you tried another app to manage all of them? /s (but also I do like my password manager)
Not to mention that anything computerized is automatically thought to be AI now. I saw an article that described Hatsune Miku as AI (she's a singing synthesizer)
TTS/many kinds of synthesizers fall under the category of AI generally, including Vocaloid TTS. They even have a trademark "VOCALOID:AI™" which is an LLM that's incorporated into Vocaloid 6, although Hatsune Miku uses Vocaloid 2-4 which just uses normal AI (to fit the samples together) and not ML afaik.
I don't want a smart (insert household device here) I want a dumb device that simply reports it's status to and accepts commands from a computer. Put all the smart shit in one thing and control multiple devices from a single interface.
There is no reason why my oven or laundry machine needs enough computing power to land a man on the moon.
instructions unclear, fridge.exe firmware failed to update: please take it to your nearest service center to get your cooling working again. (where they will use a proprietary software tool to unlock it in one click, no you can't have it)
They're the worst. Now they're actually putting features into vehicles but don't activate them unless you pay more. You already own the car with the feature existing inside of it but can't use it. What kind of bullshit is that!
They've been doing that for a long time too. I worked at a Chevy dealership circa 2009 and did dealer installed backup cameras on Silverado and remote start systems on Camero. The Camero was just new key fob and reprograming. The Silverado was a new tailgate handle and wiring, if it didn't have an infotainment system then it got a new rear view mirror.
On my Ford I was able to use a program called Forscan and activate remote entry that didn't come from the factory even though the receiver was already included.
Even my 1998 car had wiring in place for features that it didn't come with because it was cheaper to make one harness for all models instead of different harnesses for different options.
So I'm not an IT professional by any means, it's a hobby. But I'm curious if an ESP32 could land a man on the moon. I searched around a bit and am under the assumption that an ESP32 has a CPU or microprocessor of some sort.
What I'm trying to figure out is: Would a processor on an ESP32 have RAM and ROM built into the chip. I hope I'm asking the right questions.
It seems like a processor should have RAM for a cache. But I gave up trying to figure out if it would also have built-in ROM (specifically, an ESP32's processor)
Do all CPU's/microprocessors now have SRAM for a cache? Do all also contain ROM? Or is it separate? I guess an ESP32 does require ROM for it's firmware, regardless? And (maybe?) SRAM in it's processor?
I'm beinginng to think an ESP32 would have the "specs" to land a man on the moon?
Idk, "how true is your statement" is what I'm trying to figure out (but I lack a lot of the technical knowledge), and now I'm curious. If someone could ELI9, I'd appreciate it
Edit: I did flash the eeprom on some XBOX TSOP chips in the past. So maybe ROM isn't part of the CPU, but very near-and-dear. Annnnd I'm in a rabbit hold about the anatomy of CPU's because of a one sentence comment. Please help
ESP32 is a term that is often used very broadly. If you want to be accurate, ESP32 is a very specific integrated circuit that contains a lot of stuff needed for computation and packaged in a single chip made by Espressif. This chip, usually called SoC/MCU contains the CPU, RAM, ROM, and other peripherals, even wireless communication and encryption primitive.
ESP32 itself contains the following spec:
Dual core 32-bit CPU with clock speed up to 240MHz
520KB of SRAM
448KB of ROM
Now, for comparison, the Apollo programs consist of a lot of systems. But arguably, the computer that is responsible to make the landing possible is the guidance computer.
Let's take a look at the spec from wikipedia:
15-bit CPU with a clock of 2.048 MHz
2048 words RAM (2048×15 = ~30KBit)
36864 words ROM (~553KBit)
That alone should give you an idea of how powerful computers have come to. Not to mention the size difference (ESP32 only around 5mm×5mm), power consumption, and a lot of other factors.
Thank you! I was reading the wiki about the "landing" and could "understand" how a current phone would be vastly more than sufficient. I got lost trying to find how an "ESP32" was designed... and then how processor's were (normally) designed nowadays... and how it all worked together. I guess I was asking if a single "chip" could include all of those things (CPU, RAM, ROM), or if it was multiple "chips". An integrated circuit is what I think I was trying to dissect. I'm still curious about the inter-workings, but you cleared a whole lot up for me.
I really appreciate the breakdown, because I didn't have the terminology to properly search. I guess it still kinda blows my mind how far it's all progressed
Edit: And now I'm learning the difference between "Integrated circuit" and "circuit board"... seems silly in hindsight, but the terminology had me a bit confused. Super cool, nonetheless.
"Looks like you're trying to make toast? I'm here to help! What kind of toast are you trying to make?.... and did you know toast originated in the early days of...."
"Tech companies say AI is going to cure cancer and fix climate change...and they put it in a toaster. I got making toast covered. Please keep working on the curing cancer thing"
If you phrase your question in exactly the right way it will provide a mundane watered down fact about toast. Also the heat generated from the chip calculating that response is what heats your bread instead of an old fashion coil.
Oh, and you get to pay a subscription fee to use it.
You're describing IOT years ago. I still don't know why my washing machine needs access to my internet. Thoufh I guess I like the alerts when the cycle is done.
The reason for that is because we hit a point where it was cheaper to buy an off the shelf microcomputer that came with wireless capabilities than it was to design a purpose built control board.
Once you're building a device that has the hardware for itg, you may as well try to use it as a competitive differentiator.
When this wasn't a total failure, manufacturers started spending a bit more effort to develop the control part of things, which is why now we have a lot of different unified hub type apps.
Maybe. Those don't come "for free" though. It's a case, I think, of companies trying to skip needing to invest in UI design for stuff and "just let the AI figure out what they want"
IOT died with the Juicero. It was everything IOT claimed to be rolled into one overpriced package: a worthless scam tied to a subscription model that spied on its users. Really reveals the whole game when someone actually follows through on the marketing bullshit.
EDIT: and the saddest thing is that I looked into it; despite being 500$ they sold those things at a 250$ loss. So unsustainable on top of it all.
