IBM unveils chips that mimic the human brain

Stuart Sumner
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Could spawn "cognitive computers" that will be able to learn and remember

IBM has unveiled a new experimental computer chip that it says mimics the human brain in that it perceives, acts and even thinks. It terms the machines built with these chips "cognitive computer...

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