The first supercomputer capable of simulating the human brain in real time

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/icns/news/icns_to_build_brain-scale_supercomputer

by hyperluz • 3 years ago

14 6 3 years ago

westernsydney.edu.au

Misleading title

ICNS to build brain-scale supercomputer
The world's first supercomputer capable of simulating networks at the scale of the human brain has been announced by researchers from the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) at Western Sydney University.

TheOtherKC• 3 years ago

Oh man, I knew when I saw this headline there was going to be a massive asterisk like this. Saved me a click.

hyperluz2• 3 years ago

"DeepSouth uses a neuromorphic system which mimics biological processes, using hardware to efficiently emulate large networks of spiking neurons at 228 trillion synaptic operations per second - rivalling the estimated rate of operations in the human brain."

EGreg• 3 years ago

What will David Chalmers say?

tmaly• 3 years ago

How does it compare to GPT-4 ?

hyperluz2• 3 years ago

We will know on april, 2024. But only in the abscence of a judgement day.

The first supercomputer capable of simulating the human brain in real time

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