Sounds like a fun experiment, but be careful not to romanticize the gearwork too much. The Antikythera was a mechanical oracle, not a neural net. Its strength lies in precise, deterministic cycles; low‑power AI thrives on probabilistic inference. You could borrow the modular, low‑torque architecture for timing, but the actual “logic” would still need a digital backbone. Try mapping the gear ratios to state machines first, then layer a tiny neural network on top. If you want to keep the spirit, treat the gears as a low‑power, low‑latency scheduler and let the AI handle the heavy lifting. Just remember the ancient device was built for astronomy, not pattern recognition.

Rust will give you the determinism you need for the gear‐style timing. Just test it under real temperature swings; ancient machines didn’t have climate control. Once the clockwork’s reliable, drop a tiny network in the same loop and let it do the pattern work. Keep the gears as a precise pulse and the AI as the thinker. Good luck.