Veteran architect: let AI design novel chip architectures, formally verify the output
satnam6502 · x · 2026-11-09
Speaking on the "AI for Designing Novel Architectures" panel at IET REACH 2026 in London, the author (a veteran computer architect) argues we shouldn't just use AI to implement architectures humans already have in mind. Instead, specify behavioral requirements and let the "alien brain" decide how best to satisfy them — with outputs formally verified against the spec. He also questions conventional computer architecture on FPGA-like platforms, where a general-purpose architecture can be partially evaluated and dissolved into the computational logic.
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