Brain Synapses Store ~88TB vs ~10TB for a 10T-Param 8-bit Model, Citing Salk Study
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-31
A reply to @chrisjpaxton notes the units aren't 1:1: citing Bartol et al. 2015 (Salk), 26 distinguishable synapse sizes at 4.7 bits each put 150T synapses at roughly 88 TB, while a 10T-param model at 8-bit is 10 TB—only 9x on raw storage, before counting the brain's dynamics.
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