A Brainy New Chip Could Make Computers More Like Humans

These new chips, the researchers say, could make processors that are more powerful and more efficient than todays computers�and better at the flexible learning and responses that are a struggle for current AI systems but a breeze for the human brain.

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http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/08/19/a-brainy-new-chip-could-make-computers-more-like-humans/