Reversible programs run backward as easily as they run forward, saving energy in theory. After decades of research, they may soon power AI.The story <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-ai-researchers-save-energy-by-going-backward-20250530/">How Can AI Researchers Save Energy? By Going Backward</a> first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

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Running computers backward may soon push their efficiency forward.

Reversible programs run backward as easily as they run forward, saving energy in theory. After decades of research, they may soon power AI.

The story <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-ai-researchers-save-energy-by-going-backward-20250530/">How Can AI Researchers Save Energy? By Going Backward</a> first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

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