IBM First Synaptic Chip Tries To Mimic Human Brain

Backed by U.S Defense funding, IBM has recently announced the world's first “synaptic” processor project: it's a chip that which mimics the human brain architecture. The company calls this an unprecedented progress in building a machine that will (try to) learn, and understand – two things that computers have not been so great at so far. In theory, the IBM chip is capable of re-wiring itself (like our brains) to adapt to certain situations or certain types of computations. At the moment, IBM has managed to perform some basic operations like solving mazes or recognizing mildly complex patterns.

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