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IBM setting out to build an electronic brain
- drunkpotato 15y agoInteresting but color me skeptical of claims that they "[take] computing concepts to a whole new level". This would be fantastic if they could do it, and I think asynchronous event-driven circuits are definitely a move in the right direction, but the supposed "blog" they link to is nearly content-free marketspeak. The hyperbolic claims and lack of proven results set off little warning bells on this PR piece.
- shmageggy 15y agoIf you check out the "publications" tab there is more substantial content. The first one in the list is a pretty readable yet detailed description of their approach and philosophy.
- drunkpotato 15y agoThat is a fair point, and I admit that I read into the blog post more than was actually claimed.
- simoncpu 15y agoI'd love to commercialize this by connecting our brains to a farm of electronic brains via an API. Brain Power on Demand(tm)! :)
- aaronbrethorst 15y agoBrainpower on demand? I think we already have that, and it's called Mechanical Turk or Crowdflower ;-)
- jacquesm 15y agoIt is called 'Ask HN'.
- easy_rider 15y agoYahoo Answers :-)
- bfrs 15y agoI hope this doesn't end as another "cat brain" fiasco: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2898229 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2898229 Since the original critique by Henry Markram has been removed from the bluebrain website, I wish if anyone can confirm that the pasted exchange actually took place.
- bfrs 15y agoHere is an authentic source for Markram's critique of the "Cat out of the bag" paper: http://news.discovery.com/tech/cat-brain-computer-hype.html http://news.discovery.com/tech/cat-brain-computer-hype.html
- TechNewb 15y agoReminds me of Mike from 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress'... Seem to be on track... 2082
- stiff 15y agoThis is old news, and gets much more publicity in the media that it probably deserves, but the vision of a "brain-like" computer certainly appeals to a majority of readers. Previously: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2898229 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2898229 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2908802 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2908802 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2899299 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2899299
- dconway 15y agoWhen they make one that's safe for implant, I am so getting it.
- itmag 15y agoI just got a mental image of Eliezer Yudkowski and Linda Hamilton assaulting IBM headquarters at night with the help of a buff Austrian combat cyborg.
- easy_rider 15y agoWell hope they are as smart as they think they are. In 2009 they thought the word mating started with an F !
- jderick 15y agoI think they simply substituted the PG version of the real word here.
- easy_rider 15y agoYeah, It was kinda ironic on my part. Laughed pretty hard about the PG'ing though, they could have thrown in a little bit more irony themself, but yeah it's forbes :)