An interesting article with an absurd picture & caption:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7740484.stm
Researchers have been using bits of computer code called neural networks that seek to represent connections of neurons. They can be programmed to solve a particular problem – behaviour that appears to be the same as learning.
But this approach is fundamentally different.
“The issue with neural networks and artificial intelligence is that they seek to engineer limited cognitive functionalities one at a time. They start with an objective and devise an algorithm to achieve it,” Dr Modha says.
The ultimate goal is to create a circuit with the complexity of a cat’s brain