IBM takes a (feline) step toward thinking machines

**MIG-31** · Nov 18, 2009, 08:14 AM

SAN FRANCISCO -Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in their pursuit of computers that "think" like a living thing's brain — an effort that tests the limits of technology.
Even the world's most powerful supercomputers can't replicate basic aspects of the human mind. The machines can't imagine a wall painted a different color, for instance, or picture a person's face and connect that to an emotion.
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**kris23** · Nov 18, 2009, 02:20 PM

next thing you know were going to have an new class of processor as we keep getting more research like this done...

Nov 18, 2009, 08:14 AM	#1
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Nov 18, 2009, 02:20 PM	#2
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