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Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024 (www.westernsydney.edu.au)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by tsonfeir@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Do we know which human brain is going to simulate or is it a random human brain? Because some brains are just not worth it.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Abby. Abby Normal?

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 9 points 10 months ago

[–] olutukko@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's gonna be adolf hitlers brains

[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

We'll get Robo-Hitler at some point.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Just glad it isn't mine. I have enough problems without Black Mirror bullshit