Opinion: The End of Computer Science is Databases, Neural Networks, and Chips
_arohan_ · x · 2026-08-20
In a discussion about the future foundations of computer science, the author suggests a minimalist view: the discipline will ultimately be reduced to databases (data storage), neural networks (intelligence), and chips (compute hardware).
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