IBM to build Smart Computers that functions like Human Brain

IBM, together with researchers from the top universities such as Stanford, Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell, Columbia and California-Merced will work on a new intelligent system that will mimic brains. The project is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and will bring together neurobiologists, computer and materials scientists and psychologists.

The objective of the project, according to IBM, is to make the technology ubiquitous in the future. It will try to make cognitive computing a reality and the resulting technology is expected to integrate information from a variety of sensors and sources, respond in a context-dependent way, learn over time and carry out pattern recognition to solve difficult problems based on perception, action and cognition like a brain.

Earlier this year, IBM demonstrate a near-time simulation of a small mammal brain using cognitive computing algorithms with the power of IBM’s BlueGene supercomputer. With this simulation capability, the researchers are experimenting with various mathematical hypotheses of brain function and structure as they work toward discovering the brain’s core computational microcircuits. Now, IBM believe that their cognitive computing initiative will help shape the future of computing in a significant way.

So, soon we will be able to see computers that can think, respond and perform like a human brain? Watch the video to know more about the project.

Category: Computer, Technology | Tags: Cognitive Computing, IBM