I see, two different functions. I thought somebody was adding AI to the capability of bitcoin mining.
Yeah, BTC (Bitcoin) mining remains about the same (lots of “ASIC” chips working away)...was CPU based when I got interested in 2011 or so, then GPU chip mining then ASIC chips (electricity too much $$$ in CA for me to do any BTC mining any more). Been meaning to build a small scale/low power consumption crypto mining rig that runs on a solar panel or 2...just haven’t had time.
History:
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2020/04/26/the-rise-of-asics-a-step-by-step-history-of-bitcoin-mining/