Monday, September 20, 2010

Superhuman: The Incredible Savant Brain

One of the more common arguments against our capability to build an AI (or reach the singularity) is built upon the premise that we are still very far from understanding fully the capabilities of our own human brain. Thus, the argument goes, we are unlikely to simulate let alone re-create successfully any artificial one, be it in a virtual or silicon based environment.

I just found out this interesting graph called Superhuman: The Incredible Savant Brain that makes me pause…


Source: smarter