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Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024 (www.westernsydney.edu.au)
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A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

A better title would be "Supercomputer that could conceivably simulate entire human brain, based on a rough estimate of what it would take to do that if we had any idea how to do that, will switch on in 2024".

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For real. I'm reading the title all wondering how the fuck they mapped all the neuron connections and... nope, the real innovative part of the story is clickbait

[–] neuropean@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That’s only counting connections. The brain learns by making new connections, through complex location and timing dependent inputs from other neurons. It’s way more complex than the number of connections, and if neuroscientists are still studying the building blocks we don’t have much hope of recreating it.

[–] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

This also ignores that the brain is not wholly an electrical system. The are all kinds of chemical receptors within the brain that alter all kinds of neurological function. Kid of the reason why drugs are a thing. On small scales we have a pretty good idea how these work, at least for the receptors that we're aware of. On larger scales it's mostly guessing at this point. The brain has a knack of doing more than the sum of all parts on a pretty regular basis.