Edge detection is used a lot in 2d & 3d graphics, microscopy, telescopy, photography, and a ton of other fields.
If this could be done almost instantaneously and without additional energy, it would be very useful.
I can imagine having tiny analogue edge detection component in cameras, microscopes, telescopes, and maybe even graphics cards.
This could be a part of the future of computing - tiny specialized analogue components for specific tasks.
On the other hand, maybe digital compute, whether silicone or futuristic alternatives, will always be cheap enough that the economics will never work out - it'll always just be cheaper to throw more general purpose compute at a problem.
If this could be done almost instantaneously and without additional energy, it would be very useful.
I can imagine having tiny analogue edge detection component in cameras, microscopes, telescopes, and maybe even graphics cards.
This could be a part of the future of computing - tiny specialized analogue components for specific tasks.
On the other hand, maybe digital compute, whether silicone or futuristic alternatives, will always be cheap enough that the economics will never work out - it'll always just be cheaper to throw more general purpose compute at a problem.