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Building the Cortex in Silicon

February 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment ·

Ok, the word ist out: some people are very sceptical about the singularity,

but maybe it’s time to broaden your horizon:

Technology Review: Building the Cortex in Silicon

“Instead of running a thousand software instructions, it’s just current running through transistors, just like real neurons,” says Boahen.

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  • 1 Sungularity Ahead // Feb 13, 2007 at 13:01

    The Brain, In Silicon…

    Just like Kurzweil predicted (and pretty much on schedule, if not a bit early) – neuroengineers at Stanford University are planning to create a silicon model of the cortex….

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