For at least 70 years scientists, researchers and lay people have been comparing the brain to the computer (actually, I remember that when I was young, taking the very first course on computers in high school, the computer was called “cervello elettronico”, Electronic Brain in Italian). The pursue of an …
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An Aston University led consortium has won a funding of 3.5 M€ from the European Commission to explore the possibility of using natural neurones (and neurones networks) in conjunction with silicon chips to improve computation resulting in artificial intelligence. Now, this goal is not just ambitious, it is in the …
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The increase of thinking capabilities can be pursued by: “engineering” a better “brain” (pretty though, since we do not know yet how it works nor how the genome is shaping it …) Improving processing capabilities through focused stimulation better exploiting its capabilities, including establishing better connection with it, feeding more pertinent …
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