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Post by spaceflower on Apr 23, 2015 1:05:50 GMT
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Post by Mari on Apr 23, 2015 8:35:34 GMT
Interesting. I wonder how the computer developing will go.
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Post by kingedmund on May 19, 2015 4:44:00 GMT
It's good but scary at the same time.
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Post by madmadeline on May 19, 2015 8:58:35 GMT
I've always been curious to see from when s the first true AI came, whether it was from direct imitation of our neural functioning or a completely new direction. Looks like the former just took a big step toward being the winner!
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Post by tangent on May 19, 2015 11:21:24 GMT
Forget the hype, he's not trying to create an artificial brain, he's doing statistical calculations on how he thinks the human brain might work. "Yet, in all, the brain contains 86 billion neurons. On top of that, to fully understand the operation of every synapse and how they interact with neurons in other parts of the neo-cortex, scientists would need to trace all of the 100 trillion connections between them – something that is impossible to do experimentally." Using a supercomputer, he hopes to work out the structure of the brain. I'm sceptical he'll be able to find out anything useful but even if he does, he'll only be able to map 1% of the brain in total. I won't say it's a waste of money because you've got to try these things but we shouldn't get our hopes up too high.
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Post by Mari on May 19, 2015 17:21:23 GMT
Whilst I too am somewhat sceptical about how far he can go, however it is likely to lead to a new way of computing and looking at science. It's ground breaking no matter if he actually manages to do it or not.
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Post by Alvamiga on May 20, 2015 19:55:40 GMT
The fundamental problem is the trade off between accuracy and flexibility. The human brain can do all kinds of wonderful things, but it does it at a great trade off to accuracy. No matter how good someone is at something, there is the ability to make errors. Once it is flawed in this way, the value of a computer system would drop greatly as its reliability would always be questionable.
I think it's an interesting theoretical exercise, but at the end of the day the result will not be what some people are hoping for.
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Post by tangent on May 20, 2015 23:05:59 GMT
*nods*
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Post by robert on Aug 8, 2015 12:49:25 GMT
I wonder if it will be purely AI or consciousness will emerge from it...
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Post by Moose on Aug 10, 2015 0:09:14 GMT
Maybe the experiment has already been done and we're all the result? But yes, the difference between AI and actually consciousness, the ability to really 'be', is totally fascinating. I guess religious people call that the soul. Me, I do not know what i call it but I doubt it can be replicated.
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Post by robert on Aug 10, 2015 3:06:11 GMT
I call it spectacular misery :-)
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