IBM has just unveiled a futuristic computer
chip that is claimed to function like a human brain, called TrueNorth. It's
technically the world's first neurosynaptic computer chip because it can figure
things out on its own. This chip purportedly has one million 'neurons' and
"could cram the same power as a super computer into a circuit the size of
a postage stamp," says The Daily Mail.
Modern processors have some 1.4 billion
transistors and consume up to 140 watts but the new postage samp-sized IBM chip
contains 5.4 billion transistors, and uses just 70 milliwatts of power, meaning
it is incredibly efficient. That's not all, "TrueNorth will use closely
interconnected 'neurons' just like the brain does meaning that it can work
proactively to a level not seen before," according to The Daily Mail.
