http://www.ted.com Researcher Kwabena Boahen is looking for ways to mimic the brain’s supercomputing powers in silicon — because the messy, redundant processes inside our heads actually make for a small, light, superfast computer.
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Comment by whizzydrawrapwrite on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
@ashtray45 doubtful …
@ashtray45 doubtful, you are. Too much t.v. for you.
Comment by whizzydrawrapwrite on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
@ashtray45 I think …
@ashtray45 I think he backs it up…
Comment by ranasingh on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Basically aritfical …
Basically aritfical intelligence, if you read up on artfical neural networks ANN you will see more of simulating neuron activity in computers but its already done in small applications I kinda agree PC should be going this way
Comment by killtheotherside on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
they look at the …
they look at the computer 90% of their life.
Comment by Matthew808x on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
@Matthew808x k …
@Matthew808x k thanks for the reply’s. I hope no one took it in the wrong way and if i did offend anyone i apologize.
Comment by Robstailey on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
most likely because …
most likely because staring at screens all the time ruins your vision.
Comment by erratichippie on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
techies wear …
techies wear glasses because they work with computers, and spending a lot of time in front of a monitor has been directly linked to developing poorer eyesight. especially myopia.
Comment by luisfcayo on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Halo O_O
Halo O_O
Comment by Matthew808x on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
why do alot of …
why do alot of techies where glasses?
im not trying to be dick but why do so much of them wear glasses?
Comment by elpresidio on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Google Search ” …
Google Search “Brains in Silicon” the name of this program study at Stanford University in which he is involved with as principal investigator.
Comment by elpresidio on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Kwabena Boahen is …
Kwabena Boahen is featured in October 2009 issue of Discover periodical.
Comment by bentothetenthpower on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Hehe aksent…. …
Hehe aksent…. well played.
Comment by srgrimm on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
I didn’t detect any …
I didn’t detect any awkwardness from him or the host….maybe I missed something. And what are you talking about when you talk about a bold claim with nothing to back it up. What claim is that?
Comment by Anon1696 on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Aksent?
Aksent?
Comment by bentothetenthpower on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Right, because you …
Right, because you have NO accent.
Comment by cuallito on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
what was the name …
what was the name of the intrument he showed at the end?
Comment by RRRRussia on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
anyway i think the …
anyway i think the idea that the current implementation of a computing system as seen in modern computers is very “brute force” and lacking elegance is an important idea to consider. i have been looking into some research on modeling the human brain as well. i believe that one day the difference between an organic nervous system like that in a human or fish and the system inside a computer or cell phone or whatever will be very ambiguous.
Comment by Anon1696 on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
He just had to say …
He just had to say aks during the presentation…
Smart man though.
Comment by GeorgeH1972 on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
don’t forget …
don’t forget africans invented the drum!
And why this guy keep on saying basically? At least his not repeating “you know what I’m saying”
Comment by fosibodu on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
You said, “They …
You said, “They havent been resposible for any technological advancements”. You are wrong. An african, specifically Nigerian, invented a formula that allowed computers make 3.1 billion calculations/second and broke the world record and won a Gordon Bell prize (Nobel prize in computing)
Comment by Radjehuty on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
I also see that in …
I also see that in the host as well and thought he was actually quite rude in a sense.
But I don’t think he’s saying that Africans will be THE ones to develop A.I. simply because they’re Africans, but he was trying to express that different perspectives have something to contribute to knowledge. It seems feasible that maybe he was also trying to say that coming from a different culture was conducive having his gut reaction that this was the wrong way about it.
Comment by bradford5353 on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Very interesting …
Very interesting guy. What he is talking about is already about a 40 year thought process in the U.S., Russia, China and Europe. Where I worked Symtek we were working on organic chip environmental testing machines back in mid-80’s. There are laws of physics that control what Mr. Boahen is speaking about that current technology is not able to fully overcome. Nano technology came about as a first step in solving the issues Mr. Boahen is speaking…but, we are not yet able to create life force.
Comment by ashtray45 on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
And one more reason …
And one more reason I think is akward, its an EXTREMELY bold claim with NOTHING to back it up.
Comment by ashtray45 on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
First of all I am …
First of all I am not American nor am I saying anything about America, nor am I saying anything about the ability of black or African people. I am just saying that technology itself originated in Europe and North America, africans may have even helped.. I think he just worded the last part of his speech badly because i can feel the embarassment and confusion from the host and the audience.
Comment by calumwl on April 30, 2010 at 11:13 pm
i find that really …
i find that really offensive, being african myself, i dont see why u think that we couldnt come up witht these kind of advancements. u are just being singleminded and think that america should be the country that comes up with these advancements