Well that didn’t take long.
The Human Brain Project comes out, and dares to make you obsolete from atop its icy Blofeldian Swiss Alps.
BOOM! -Along comes IBM with Cognitive Computing and SyNAPSE…
To help you choose which brand of Ketchup at the Kroger’s.
Oh well, at least [the allegedly 1st Cognitive Computer] Watson was good at “Jeopardy”.
More info at the vids and links below:
JUMP BONUS 1!: IBM’s Master Inventor Dharmendra Modha talks about the SyNAPSE Project a little more in-depth.
JUMP BONUS 2!: One sample diagram of a network of neurosynaptic chips:

JUMP BONUS 3!: Cognitive Computing Exhibit A: Watson
Photo/Video Credits:
“New Era of Cognitive Computing”, “Cognitive Computing: The SyNAPSE Project “, “Visualization of a simulated network of neurosynaptic chips”, and “IBM Watson: The Science Behind an Answer”, all by IBMLabs
Links:
• Source: IBM-Cognitive Computing
• via: Mashable
• More Coverage: IBM’s Neurosynaptic Computer Chips | IBM-Watson Project | DARPA $21M Grant to IBM For Neurosynaptic Chips | Flickr Gallery of SyNAPSE Technical Diagrams














