TechHive: IBM devises software for its experimental brain-like chips

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IBM devises software for its experimental brain-like chips Aug 8th 2013, 04:20, by Joab Jackson Following up on work commissioned by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), IBM has developed a programming paradigm, and associated simulator and basic software library, for its experimental SyNAPSE processor. The work suggests the processors could be used for extremely low-power yet computationally powerful sensor systems. IBM Corelet diagram for A composer recognition system, using IBM's SyNAPSE processor. "Our end goal is to create a brain in a box," said Dharmendra Modha, an IBM Research senior manager who is the principal investigator for the project. With this technology, systems could one day be built that would "mimic the brain's ability for perception, action and cognition," he said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: ibm_logo_1160-100042911-small.png

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