I recollect that some years ago the AI community (at a AAAI conference I attended) claimed that each of the 10^11 neurons also had on average 10^4 connections resulting in a 10^15 computational 'size' for the brain. They also predicted we'd have a computer of similar power by 2015. Furrthermore it also stuck in my mind that 40% of the brain was claimed to be involved in vision (including reading). So these estimates lead one to think that it's going to be quite close to 2015 before we have a system with just the power of human vision. Being able to program such a machine was not part of the discussion at the time, which is a big question to me.
Thanks Robert Cordingley www.cirrillian.com Martin C. Martin wrote: >I suspect you'd like Hans Moravec's books: > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674576187 >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195136306 > >He uses Moore's law and estimates of the brain's computing power to >calculate when we'll have human equivalence in "a computer." I forget >the date, but it's not far. He also talks about a number of very >interesting consequences of this. > >- Martin > >============================================================ >FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
