This language model runs on 64K RAM and a 1976 processor

But that’s still not all: its creator, signed as HarryR, set himself the goal of having the entire thing managed by the Zilog Z80 processor. It is an 8-bit processor that can still operate partially on some 16-bit instructions. It gained high popularity thanks to its software compatibility with the software created for the Intel 8080. Which is not strange, because the Zilog Z80 was created by Intel engineers. This is a processor from 1976, which in its first version operated at a frequency of 2.5 MHz, although its latest revisions accelerated to a dizzying 8 MHz. Therefore, there is a good chance that your refrigerator operates on a more efficient processor. And this is even if it is not a smart refrigerator.

So it is a project in the style of: it was created because it could be created, and not something useful. However, you can ask him questions to which he gives very short answers such as: yes, no, why? etc. However, there is no reason to assume that it recognizes the questions asked and a similar effect could be achieved with a bot equipped with a set of answers thrown out by a pseudo-random generator.

However, what matters here is not the effect, but what is inside, i.e. an extremely simple AI running on a 50-year-old processor. This shows that the development of electronics is not only about technical progress, but also about a higher level of knowledge of the programmers themselves. After all, AI at that time was considered to be an unspecified future at best.