[iacovatx]

Thanks for posting this article. The oversight, as I see it, of many people regarding AI is that creating an artificial “100 trillion connections” does not duplicate the human brain. The brain is part of, and not the entire, human decision-making system. There are the sensory nerves and systems, critical to information input. In addition, within the brain, there are multiple interrelated structures such as the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex that process information differently. In addition, the human brain is designed to uniquely support a physical body that operates in its unique environment. There are many complexities not described as mere interconnections. Recreating those structural and processing differences is part of understanding human intelligence and decision-making. We are learning a lot but there remain a lot of mysteries.

[dennisw]

Thanks.... I did not know about AI trying to duplicate the human brains neural network. And that AI is closing in on this.

At least duplicate it in the number of neural connections. Then go beyond this. What size is a chimps neural network compared to humans?
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Bing AI says>>>>>

The size of a chimpanzee’s neural network compared to humans is a complex topic. However, according to a study published in eLife, the cytoarchitecture, cell type composition, and neurogenic gene expression programs of humans and chimpanzees are remarkably similar 1. The cerebral cortex, which plays a key role in memory, attention, awareness, and thought, contains twice as many cells in humans as the same region in chimpanzees 2. The study also found that the length of prometaphase-metaphase during human mitosis is longer than that of chimpanzees, which is specific to proliferating progenitors and not observed in non-neural cells 1. This subtle difference in cortical progenitors between humans and chimpanzees may have consequences for human neocortex evolution 1.

However, it is not possible to compare the size of a chimpanzee’s neural network to humans in terms of bananas. Bananas are not a standard unit of measurement for neural networks. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!