The Future of Computing is not Quantum — its Organic

And it will Revolutionise AI

In previous posts I’ve explored the mechanics of both classical and quantum computing (see here and here).

Today, we explore the world of organic computing. Organic computing aims to replace silicon chips with organic brain tissue — and I’ll explain exactly why I believe it’s the future of computing. Let’s dive in.

The Limits of Classical Computing

Modern computing is built on three core principles:

• We convert real world information into binary (1’s and 0’s)
• We represent binary using electrical signals (on and off)
• We perform calculations on those signals using transistors and circuits (logic gates)

All of this takes place on chips made of silicon, printed via photolithography by the most expensive machines commercially available. And now, for the first time in over half a century, these intricately complex devices are approaching their physical limit.

While transistors have continued to shrink over the decades, modern 3nm chips are almost as small as we can go before the process collapses due to quantum tunnelling. While chip manufacturers are improving efficiency in other ways, this phycial barrier (among others) remains an insurmountable limitation of our current approach.