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A Skeptical Reaction To IBM's Cat Brain Simulation Claims

Posted by timothy on from the why-stop-at-dog-brain-after-all dept.

kreyszig writes "The recent story of a cat brain simulation from IBM had me wondering if this was really possible as described. Now a senior researcher in the same field has publicly denounced IBM's claims." More optimisticaly, dontmakemethink points out an "astounding article about new 'Neurogrid' computer chips which offer brain-like computing with extremely low power consumption. In a simulation of 55 million neurons on a traditional supercomputer, 320,000 watts of power was required, while a 1-million neuron Neurogrid chip array is expected to consume less than one watt."

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  1. Does anyone really know what a cat thinks? by cyberspittle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think about it. Think about it like a cat.

    1. Re:Does anyone really know what a cat thinks? by jhoegl · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey... whats that moving dot on the wall? Why is it there? I must have it! Great! I captured it! Wait, whats this? It escaped me, inconceivable!!! What luck, it stopped right by my paw, Ill will capture it again! NNNNOOOOOOO!!!! Look, look there, its something moving under my feet. I must pounce it to figure out what it is! Weird, I pounced it and its still moving. Ill pounce it again! Ah, there it stopped moving, Ill sniff it now. Wait, its moving again... Curse you!

  2. All those neurons using less than 1 watt? by drainbramage · · Score: 5, Funny

    All those neurons using less than 1 watt?
    I know some people like that.

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    No brain, no pain.
  3. Re:Almaden's Dharmendra Modha: You got pwned! by yt.rabb+at+gmail · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only thing missing from that email was his momma. Hey Mohda, Your momma's research methodology is so flawed, that she puts the hypothesis to be proven as an assumption. Biatch.