MIT unveils computer chip that thinks like the human brain

[ShrunkenHeads]

---

Members don't see this ad.

Thought this article might be of use to you folks:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/15/mit-unveils-computer-chip-that-thinks-like-the-human-brain-skyn/

Maybe the Matrix style "learning" (becoming an expert instantly on a subject after a simple download) isn't such a far fetched idea after all?

This has so many implications.

 

[phenylacetone]

This is a great example of how the internet plays telephone.

PI: Hey guys, I'm developing a hardware analogue to help us model how a single neuron exchanges information across synapses. (http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/...nins.2011.00108&name=neuromorphic_engineering)
...
...
...
Hoi polloi: Some dude at MIT built a brain on a chip! <insert outdated pop-culture reference>. This has so many implications!

 

[ShrunkenHeads]

To be fair, the Matrix isn't that old.