HUMANS BRAINS LIKE CHIPS

IBM IS TAKING A KEY STEP IN TRAINING A COMPUTER TO BEHAVE LIKE HUMANS, BOTH TECHNOLOGICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY. THE COMPANY HAS BUILT TWO PROTOTYPE CHIPS THAT PROCESS DATA MORE LIKE HUMANS DIGEST INFORMATION THAN THE CHIPS THAT ARE NOW USED IN POWER PC’S AND SUPER COMPUTERS.

IT TOOK ALMOST 6 YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF RESEARCHERS AND ABOUT $41 MILLION OF U.S GOVERNMENT’S DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) TO PRODUCE THESE CHIPS. IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A DECADE TO SEE THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE MARKET.