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Artificial brain in the making
patrickl:
Hadn't seen this earlier, but the Blue Brain is attempting to simulate a brain with a supercomputer.
An article in Der Spiegel explains in a more readable form
Ed_McCarron:
Cool stuff.
How long until this gets drug into P&R?
shorthair:
Mmm, considering Jeff Hawkins, I'm not sure this is the way to go.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: shorthair on April 30, 2007, 03:58:12 pm ---Mmm, considering Jeff Hawkins, I'm not sure this is the way to go.
--- End quote ---
They are not trying to create artificial intelligence. They are simulting a brain. The goal is mostly to see if the current theories about the brain are accurate.
shorthair:
Though there are several points of interest, I think the creation, or enabling or whatever, of consciousness was implied if not said. But, yeah, I spose.
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