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IBM Produces First 'Brain Chips'

Posted August 18, 2011 12:26 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

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

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Re: IBM Produces First 'Brain Chips'

08/18/2011 1:17 PM

Does this mean Sarah Connor is somewhere locked up in a psych ward?

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08/18/2011 2:02 PM

Yes, as Sarah repeatedly hums the same song verse over and over again "the silicon chip inside her head gets switched to overload.............."

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08/19/2011 5:08 AM

Spare parts, anyone?

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Re: IBM Produces First 'Brain Chips'

08/19/2011 1:04 PM

Does this mean that they are approaching the brain power of a cockroach? Higher? Lower? The lowly cockroach is one of the most likely species to survive as we destroy our planet, so I do not mean to denigrate it. It took a long time for them to beat man at chess, and a huge investment. That is just one game, with a predictable number of moves.

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