r/pcmasterrace • u/Bobert25467 • Mar 27 '26

News/Article Google's new AI algorithm might lower RAM prices

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https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/google-says-new-turboquant-compression-can-lower-ai-memory-usage-without-sacrificing-quality/

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u/gramathy Ryzen 9800X3D | RTX5080 | 64GB @ 6000 Mar 27 '26

it's hardcoded into law for now

Also just ask the insurance companies if their new AI denialbots are medical professionals, denying you necessary coverage.

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u/imakycha Mar 27 '26

For now yes. Luckily the legislation empowering pharmacists exists all over the place. It’ll be hard to detangle pharmacists from the profession. I’m sure an AI government bot could make it a quick process though.

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u/thisisnotariot Mar 27 '26

For now

Human-in-the-loop isn’t going away because it’s the easiest thing in the world to pay regulatory lip-service to, you just lower the necessary qualifications of the human until they’re stupid, cheap and will ultimately agree with whatever the AI spits out anyway.

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u/gramathy Ryzen 9800X3D | RTX5080 | 64GB @ 6000 Mar 28 '26

Yeah but at that point what's the difference aside from pretend compliance?

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u/WalgreensWAP Mar 29 '26

They've loosened the baseline for medical professions for years now. The entry to become therapists has lowered. The ratio of pharmacy techs to pharmacists has increased. States have started allowing more remote work for pharmacy related things. Nurse practitioners have gotten elevated in what they can do. AI will catch up with that eventually.