Artificial brain '10 years away'

[UM-Bot]

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Director of the Blue Brain Project Henry Markram has claimed that it should be possible to build a functional artifical human brain within ten years, an achievement that would go a long way to developing treatments for mental illness.

"A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next 10 years, a leading scientist has claimed. Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, has already simulated elements of a rat brain. "

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[Fugabutacus]

So first artificial sperm then artificial brains? They're really going too far now, someone needs to stop them. I understand it can help people with problems, but we really shouldn't be messing with stuff.

You know how they say that once you get to the point where you've built robots smart enough to build smarter robots themselves, you're screwed? Well now God has created us, a species smart enough to build smarter humans themselves one day. God is screwed.

[Blueguardian]

So first artificial sperm then artificial brains? They're really going too far now, someone needs to stop them. I understand it can help people with problems, but we really shouldn't be messing with stuff.

You know how they say that once you get to the point where you've built robots smart enough to build smarter robots themselves, you're screwed? Well now God has created us, a species smart enough to build smarter humans themselves one day. God is screwed.

I don't know the good thing is we can help people, the bad news is theres nothing stopping research on other bad things going ahead once this piece of technology is created.

[Cookes453]

I want my Cylon babe, so I'm looking forward to artificial intelligence.

[GreyWeather]

Fantastic, now we can use these to see how brain illnesses happen, how they form, what happens as the illness matures. Then figure out a cure to either stagnate or even reverse the illness.

Truely fascinating~ Can't wait to see what happens, it's going to be a scientific master peice.

[lilmcnessy]

I needed a new brain

[Jaygatz]

The title of this should read " Artifical brain 10 years ago" Who is anyone kidding? They have had the technology to do this for awhile now. Seriously who are you trying to fool?? LOL

[Sardukar]

Well theres an underlying truth that we quite frankly do not understand (and perhaps never will) the brain in its entireity. We dont get conciousness existance and our "soul" or whatever term you want to use that describes us. However an accurate model would be good for medical research.

[kobolds]

dream long long.

even now we still do not fully understand how our brain work.

Edited July 26, 2009 by kobolds

[ninjadude]

as the article says a "rat brain" or "mammalian brain". I was going to say a lot longer than 10 years. But for simple animal brains - maybe. Higher animals... not a chance.

[SRCivic98]

I don't know the good thing is we can help people, the bad news is theres nothing stopping research on other bad things going ahead once this piece of technology is created.

next thing you know, they're going to be making androids of those we care about or even offer us humans the opportunity to becoming a cyborg and live forever....kind of, ha, ha, ha. But it would suck to go through a metal detection device. Or better yet, it would suck to be in a lighting storm or in a magnetic field device. Anyways, if we make androids that are able to produce life then god will be forgotten until they show them selves to humanity. Either way, depends on how the research goes, I may or may not consider the chance to be cyborgnetic to protect those that needs it.

[Paracelse]

I want my Cylon babe, so I'm looking forward to artificial intelligence.

Well, she will be smarter than waiting for you ... so you screwed..

[NattheManofIntellect]

Didnt they see that episode of Futurama when the brains take over the world and the only one to stop them is Fry? Not a good idea...lol

[crystal sage]

It's getting closer.. http://bluebrain.epfl.ch/   

Blue Brain Team Selected to Participate in Argonne Early Science Programme 
 

The Blue Brain Project's High Performance Computing Team (HPC)  has been selected by the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) to participate in the 2-year Theta Early Science Program. This program will target the porting and optimization at large scale of our CoreNeuron scientific application on ALCF next leadership-class supercomputer prototype, Theta. This opportunity will allow the HPC team developers to collaborate with Intel, Cray and ALCF HPC specialists to drive the development of CoreNeuron to support 4 challenging scientific use cases: (a) The analysis of the electrical activity of the mouse brain Somatosensory Cortex, (b) The study of Synaptic Plasticity phenomenon in a mouse brain, (c) The building and simulations of a full mouse brain model and (d) The study of the activity and plasticity of a mouse brain model when embedded into a simulated body interacting within its environment. 

 

Edited June 24, 2016 by crystal sage
needed to include point of interest.

[crystal sage]

This 2-year Theta Early Science program they are referring to... does this have anything to do with Scientology... and their probable attempts to build brains house the consciousness.. spirits of the Thetans? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetan

 

 

 

 

Edited June 24, 2016 by crystal sage
just adding info :)

[Zalmoxis]

What this adds up to is that when these sort of androids and artificial people hit the market the class division is gonna skyrocket like never before. In fact, I can envision a future where ultra-intelligent artificial soldiers kill everyone except a limited circle of chosen people who will live in a post-genocide world of servant androids and perfect serenity with a wealth that far surpasses all practicality for such a small group of people. I can see this becoming a reality. It's a bummer I'm not in that group of people because getting snuffed by an android sounds really damn sucky.