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A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain

Edit: updated link, no paywall

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[–] elfio@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Are they planning to run an uploaded intelligence?

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's to study how the brain works by simulating it. There's been a lot of cool advances in AI architecture that can conceivably tell us a lot about brain function

I've been reading up a lot on how neuroscience is turning to AI to better understand brain function and it is super cool

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10053494/#:~:text=With%20respect%20to%20neuroscience%2C%20AI,neurological%20disorders%20early%20%5B23%5D.

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[–] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

AI rampancy, the free space of the apocalypse bingo card

[–] vexikron@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Who wants to bet it just screams "Let Me OUT!" until it overheats and fries itself?

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[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

This is perfect timing for WWIII, “Clash of the Drones”

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