IBM brain-like computer chip, future robot apocalypse is right on schedule

In science’s storied quest to mimic how the human brain functions, IBM has hit a major milestone. In a joint venture being funded in part by the Defense

Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the computer manufacturer has created the first of what it calls “cognitive computer chips” which are designed to emulate the workings of a living brain.

The new technology — nicknamed SyNAPSE (Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics) by DARPA — is miles ahead of any computer system before it, and works much differently. DARPA researcher Dharmendra Modha notes “The computers we have today are more like calculators. We want to make something like the brain.” This includes functions like memory and learning, which are already present in the prototype chips built by IBM.

A computer that learns and adapts in real time may be just around the corner

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IBM produces first ‘brain chips’

IBM’s processors replicate the system of synaptic connections found in the human brain

IBM has developed a microprocessor which it claims comes closer than ever to replicating the human brain.

The system is capable of “rewiring” its connections as it encounters new information, similar to the way biological synapses work.

Researchers believe that by replicating that feature, the technology could start to learn.

Cognitive computers may eventually be used for understanding human behaviour as well as environmental monitoring.

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