IBM unveils chips that mimic the human brain

[Win7User512]

has unveiled a new experimental computer chip that it says mimics the human brain in that it perceives, acts and even thinks.

It terms the machines built with these chips "cognitive computers", claiming that they are able to learn through experience, find patterns, generate ideas and understand the outcomes.

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[brady]

I was hoping to see a Will Smith or AI reference in that article

 

[PwnFrnzy]

All the crazies in the 1980's were right, robots are on their way of ruling the world.

 

[brady]

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

 

[Coke Robot]

Oh wow, I read a while back that some research team in England is going to use a junkload of ARM processors that the theory is that the ARM processors can use less amount of "synapses" than the human brain to process the same amount of information.

Damn, all this time, I've been underusing my brain. I could had ruled the world...or I could just use a junkload of ARM processors to do that.

 

[mjf]

I wouldn't dismiss any IBM research. It may die like the other US National treasure - Bell Labs (sorry it's now Lucent :sarc: ).

 

[Thorsen]

New Cognative chip

Inside IBM's cognitive chip : Nature News

Today IBM unveiled a new 'cognitive computing' microchip that, according to the company, emulates some of the brain's abilities.

 

[seekermeister]

For them to compare this chip to the brain because of simple changes in pathway patterns is pretty weak.

 

[mjf]

R&D people need to keep the visionary challenged marketers happy.
Imagine the hoops John Bardeen and Walter Brattain and William Shockley would have needed to jump through today. The marketers may have said...."You bunch of boffins what do we need that rubbish for? The vacuum tube works very well thankyou."

 

[Hopalong X]

Brady

Your new Overlord.

Looks a little like Brink.
Fat head.
Bulging eyes.
Hmmmm!

 

[MilesAhead]

has unveiled a new experimental computer chip that it says mimics the human brain in that it perceives, acts and even thinks.

It terms the machines built with these chips "cognitive computers", claiming that they are able to learn through experience, find patterns, generate ideas and understand the outcomes.

More...

Hmmmmmm, now if we could only find politicians who can mimic human beings!

 

[Hopalong X]

Hmmmmmm, now if we could only find politicians who can mimic human beings!

Impossible.

Matter and antimatter make a Black Hole....or Washington D.C.

 

[MilesAhead]

Hmmmmmm, now if we could only find politicians who can mimic human beings!

Impossible.

Matter and antimatter make a Black Hole....or Washington D.C.

As they used to say "It's mind over matter. They don't mind and we don't matter."