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    How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?

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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    You need a MYCROFT H.O.L.M.E.S. (High-Optional, Logical, Multi-Evaluating Supervisor, Mark IV, Mod. L) connected to a lot of peripheral systems; like a magnetic cargo launcher, atmospheric controls for several Lunar domes, and probably connection to H.K.L. (Hong-Kong Luna) banking systems.

    Then you have to listen to it tell bad jokes for a few years. #neurogrid
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    Yes everyone, the general consensus is that there is a typo in the article. So don't bother mentioning it in the comments. It's kind of irritating to read the same thing 6 or 7 times. #neurogrid
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    Those first two sentences are terrible and contradictory as currently constructed. Needs a little "with today's computer architecture" or something on the first sentence. #neurogrid
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    Hmm, I wonder if this will be useful in baiting zombies. #neurogrid
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    I think it would require more wattage to power up on a Monday morning than any other day due to all of the dain bramage you inflicted on it over the weekend. #neurogrid
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    11/09/09

    @Curves: ...or would it take less power since so many braincells bit the dust?
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    "Their synapses fail to fire 30 percent to 90 percent of the time."

    I suddenly now have a new excuse for EVERYTHING! #neurogrid
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/09/09

    @mattycakes: I would have gotten diapers for the baby, but you see, one of my synapses failed to fire. It's science! #neurogrid
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    Wow, so he asserts himself a liar in the very same sentence in which the lie occurs?

    Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, believes that it would require 10 megawatts to power a processor as smart as the human brain. His new "Neurogrid" supercomputer might be able to do it on only 20 watts. #neurogrid
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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    Do you guys know what this means? We're this much closer to having a real-life Bender. And that, my friends, is awesome! #neurogrid
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    Image of Erix_Cale Erix_Cale
    11/09/09

    @Slyd3z: Anything having to do with Bender Bending Rodriguez is awesome #neurogrid
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    11/09/09


    @Erix_Cale: I prefer The Foreigner!

    "I'm not from here! I have my own customs! Look at my craaaaaazy passport!" #neurogrid
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    11/09/09

    @met2art: You my good sir... are awesome
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    So they'll be introducing errors into the system in order to make better computers? I guess ECC RAM will become a thing of the past and they'll start introducing EIC (Error Introducing Code) RAM. #neurogrid
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    Image of Maori_Yelir Maori_Yelir
    11/09/09

    In reply to How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain?
    But to be like a real brain wouldn't certain clusters have to have specific jobs instead of just throwing them all together? I mean would certain areas be given certain tasks that they would be prioritized to? I think it could be an interesting study to create a system like that and then remove a piece and watch how it adapts doing tasks it used to use all the sections for. It could prove really important to the development of adaptive AI. #neurogrid
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    Image of G.O.B.: Come on! G.O.B.: Come on!
    09/22/09

    In reply to SGI's 'Personal Supercomputer' Handles 80 Cores, 1TB of RAM

    So who came first?
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    Image of Jory Jory
    09/22/09


    @G.O.B.: Come on!: SGI's new logo breaks my heart.

    [www.underconsideration.com]
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    09/22/09

    In reply to SGI's 'Personal Supercomputer' Handles 80 Cores, 1TB of RAM
    Finally. Something that can handle the intense demands of Gateway to Apshai.
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    Image of iansilv iansilv
    09/22/09

    In reply to SGI's 'Personal Supercomputer' Handles 80 Cores, 1TB of RAM
    But doe sit run doom at MAX?
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    09/22/09

    @iansilv: Any computer built since about 1995 can run Doom at max. Now get your tired antics out of here.
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    Image of kingbob337 kingbob337
    09/22/09

    In reply to SGI's 'Personal Supercomputer' Handles 80 Cores, 1TB of RAM
    But can it run crysis at max?
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    Image of Earv Earv
    09/22/09

    @kingbob337: What type of stupid question it that, hell no?!
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    09/22/09

    @Earv: Whooooooooosh!

    There goes the joke!
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    Image of Yeraze Yeraze
    09/22/09

    In reply to SGI's 'Personal Supercomputer' Handles 80 Cores, 1TB of RAM
    VizWorld & InsideHPC covered this yesterday ( [www.vizworld.com] ). I just don't get it.

    The 80-core build looks neat yea, but it's 10 separate computers in 1 box.. So you have to have MPI applications, and a MAXIMUM of 96G visible by 1 process.

    And with Atoms?? huh?

    And add a GPU and it suddenly plummets to 2 processor/8 core MAX?

    Sorry.I'll buy the same thing from BOXX, cheaper.
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    Image of gimpbully gimpbully
    09/22/09

    @Yeraze: Ok, I get it, Blog spam. Nice, Randall Hand, contributor to vizworld and insidehpc
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    Image of dingus dingus
    09/22/09

    @gimpbully: Bozo indeed. Who does 80-way SMP in HPC and why?
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