UM-Bot Posted July 9, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 9, 2015 A new brain-like computer called 'memcomputer' could help solve the world's most enduring maths problems. Developed by a team led by theoretical physicist Massimiliano Di Ventra from the University of California in San Diego, the new computer shuns conventional microchip designs in favor of special 'memprocessors' which both process and store data in much the same way as neurons in the brain. Read More: http://www.unexplain...the-human-brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Gnu Posted July 9, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Wonderful. Our future A.I. overlords will doubtless view this as a key moment in their rise to dominance over their creators. Nice that they will have no egos so they won't ever be embarrassed about being created by such pathetic carbon-based lifeforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted July 9, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Perhaps it is computers of this type of design, more closely mimicking the brain, that will lead to further developments in neural computer interfacing and better VR simulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted July 9, 2015 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2015 This topic interests me a great deal and I was excited by the headline. Unfortunately, this young man does a very thorough job of explaining why this will be impossible to scale. link: http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=2212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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