New IBM computer chip mimics the human brain

[sportage]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/08/18/ibm.brain.chip/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

IBM on Thursday announced it has created a chip designed to imitate the human brain's ability to understand its surroundings, act on things that happen around it and make sense of complex data.

Finally.... Hope for the tea baggers. 😀
(sorry...just couldnt resist)

 

[Schadenfroh]

Does it look like this?

 

[KlokWyze]

Does it look like this?

lol....

So how exactly do they differ from say a single, dual or quad core processor? Even, though they are just designed to calculate instructions similar to the human brain.... they are still calculators. Code, algorithms, etc. will still need to be written, compiled & executed.

Any specific piece of hardware these were designed for?

Interested related article featuring nerd rage

 

[trenchfoot]

The first thing that chip is gon'na do is have an instinctual urge to procreate in the worst way. Look out humans, cyborgs down the street headed your way.😱