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Spaun: a Large-Scale Functional Brain Model
New submitter dj_tla writes "A team of Canadian researchers has created a state-of-the-art brain model that can see, remember, think about, and write numbers. The model has just been discussed in a Science article entitled 'A Large-Scale Model of the Functioning Brain.' There have been several popular press articles, and there are videos of the model in action. Nature quotes Eugene Izhikevich, chairman of Brain Corporation, as saying, 'Until now, the race was who could get a human-sized brain simulation running, regardless of what behaviors and functions such simulation exhibits. From now on, the race is more [about] who can get the most biological functions and animal-like behaviors. So far, Spaun is the winner.' (Full disclosure: I am a member of the team that created Spaun.)"
.... something the size of a human skull?
Just imagine how many people this could help!
It's not purely functional unless it's written in Haskell.
"I still have the highest confidence in the mission, Dave."
Table-ized A.I.
What to teach Spaun: that it was intelligently designed, or evolved from its predecessors?
Why not both?
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
I have a few co-workers like that
Table-ized A.I.
When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
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