Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Nov 2008 21:36 UTC, submitted by stonyandcher
IBM Research has uncovered work it is doing to bring the brain's processing power to computers, in an effort to make it easier for PCs to process vast amounts of data in real time. The researchers want to put brain-related senses like perception and interaction into hardware and software so that computers are able to process and understand the data quicker while consuming less power, said Dharmendra Modha, a researcher at IBM. The researchers are bringing the neuroscience, nanotechnology and supercomputing fields together in an effort to create the new computing platform, he said.
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how about "Skynet"? Has a nice ring to it.
Seriously, do these R&D guys ever get to go see a movie?