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Very interesting. Is anyone working on computers that handle the amplitudes directly? Are there research-level examples of such a computer or are we not there yet?

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Anecdotally I only know of one team on Earth capable of doing it “properly”. They are working with Grigori Perelman on the system and it is made of cheap materials, almost intentionally, like a snub in the face of rich companies.

I know of no major research companies that have begun on the same line of research.

Do you have a source on that? Everything I've read about Perelman is that he hates the limelight. I can't imagine him running towards such a hype-riddled field.

It’s an anecdote. No source.

That makes it a rumor, not an anecdote.

Rumor would mean that I don’t have personal knowledge. I do. It is not a rumor, but rather an anecdote, and the source will remain unknown and unposted. I appreciate your reply.

You claim to have anecdotal knowledge. That may be true! But when you anonymously post that claim to the internet, it is a rumor.

I think we agree: in my personal context it is an anecdote but let’s use rumor in this context instead. :)

I thought Perelman ran off into the woods forever after winning the Fields Medal.

Nifty.

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