How IBM's Cognitive Computer Works. IBM produces first working chips modeled on the human brain. IBM has been shipping computers for more than 65 years, and it is finally on the verge of creating a true electronic brain.
Big Blue is announcing today that it, along with four universities and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), have created the basic design of an experimental computer chip that emulates the way the brain processes information. IBM’s so-called cognitive computing chips could one day simulate and emulate the brain’s ability to sense, perceive, interact and recognize — all tasks that humans can currently do much better than computers can. Dharmendra Modha (pictured below right) is the principal investigator of the DARPA project, called Synapse (Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics, or SyNAPSE). He is also a researcher at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, Calif.
We wrote about the project when IBM announced the project in November, 2008 and again when it hit its first milestone in November, 2009. Trilliant's Bill Vogel on Smart Grids, Demand Response and Investment. Photo Credit ogimogi Episode 3 of the GreenMonk Podcasts – 42 mins 47 secs My guest on this podcast is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Trilliant Bill Vogel. Trilliant are a company that provides intelligent network solutions and software to utilities for advanced metering, demand response, and smart grid management.