Artificial brain '10 years away'

BBC News ^ | July 22, 2009 | Jonathan Fildes

[grey_whiskers]

A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next 10 years, a leading scientist has claimed.

Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, has already simulated elements of a rat brain.

He told the TED Global conference in Oxford that a synthetic human brain would be of particular use finding treatments for mental illnesses.

Around two billion people are thought to suffer some kind of brain impairment, he said.

"It is not impossible to build a human brain and we can do it in 10 years," he said.

"And if we do succeed, we will send a hologram to TED to talk."

[grey_whiskers]

Great, just what we need. Artificial stupidity.

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

*PING*

(Last transmission from me for a couple of weeks -- I have been lent a trove of 5-6 books I have been trying to get my hands on for *years*...)

Cheers!

[LukeL]

So they built a machine that can regulate the 100s of bodily functions and 100s of chemicals that must be in perfect harmony, while at the same time processing millions of bits of sensory information every second?

[allmost]

He’s half idiot, half liar.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Good.. Liberals need some brains.

[Fido969]

This might work for Joe Biden.

[neverdem]

I did as you asked.

[Do the math]

I think this could help a lot of libtards.

[BigCinBigD]

There's hope for me yet!

[Prodigal Son]

Around two billion people are thought to suffer some kind of brain impairment, he said.

That's one third of humans? Is that counting drunk people, democrats or what?

[apillar]

Obama and the democrats better hurry up and ban this line of research! If some of their voters got a hold of an actual working brain, the democrats might never be elected again!

[SERE_DOC]

Great, just what we need. Artificial stupidity.

Too late..

it is already in use in DC, and it is a mix of artificial and carbon based stupidity

[snarks_when_bored]

Artificial brain '10 years away'

Hmmm, in what Chinese room will that artificial brain reside?

What are you reading, guy?

[csense]

Great, just what we need. Artificial stupidity.

ROTFLMFAO

I nominate that for post of the month. Truly hilarious....

[mdmathis6]

“and he had power to give life to the Image of the Beast, that it should speak...”

[Brett66]

I’m sure the dems will pass a law that recognizes their voting status ASAP.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[SunkenCiv]

I’ve always felt psychics had a lot to contribute to the sciences. Thanks grey_whiskers.