# The oldest architecture in computing

DevFeed: [The oldest architecture in computing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-oldest-architecture-in-computing-12437.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2026/09/the-oldest-architecture-in-computing.html>)

Author: werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)

Published: 2026-09-08T14:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [All Things Distributed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/all-things-distributed.md>)

Topics: [Kiro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kiro.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [GPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gpu.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [kiro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kiro.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [posts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/posts.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that AI may automate some work and change job roles, but people can remain relevant by adapting and learning to use new tools. It describes Kiro Crew, an open-source agent workspace used for research, schedule monitoring, cron-job management, and meeting preparation, with particular attention to how its independent agents manage memory and improve over time. The discussion connects these ideas to biological intelligence, including the energy efficiency of the human brain compared with a GPU and research on cortical columns.

## Source excerpt

A GPU burns 700 watts and hundreds of thousands of tries to learn Pong. A human brain does it on 20 watts in a handful of attempts. So what can the oldest architecture in computing teach us about where agents and memory are headed?