I think anything to reduce the overall power and consumption of the AI is the long term win. I do see nature as being a catalyst for developing new technologies. I don't think WallStreet has the patience for this development and research. I wonder even if there can be value extraction from this, or if this will eventually be supplanted by the next hot idea that sounds good at the next shareholder meeting.
This is the right idea. But this is not a problem amenable to le startupism and the VC culture, which are susceptible to jumping up a local maxima faster than a flea jumps. There is likely not a “core algorithm”. Unlocking how the brain works will require sustained, patient research work with committed long-term funding. Something China is capable of doing.