US Air Force buying IBM 64 million neuron computer

Gargamel · 06-25-17, 07:14 PM

I'm really not believing this, unless it's only being purchased as a tiny tiny research platform for DARPA and USAF to work on. I don't see this as being that news worthy, given the specs, as neural networks have been under development for decades.

The article reads more like a brochure ad than a real news article.

But it lists it at 7" high that fits on a standard server rack. That's really small. And it says it only has 64m neurons. The human brain has 100 billion. It's a simple little test project, nothing more.

06-25-17, 07:14 PM	#2
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I'm really not believing this, unless it's only being purchased as a tiny tiny research platform for DARPA and USAF to work on. I don't see this as being that news worthy, given the specs, as neural networks have been under development for decades. The article reads more like a brochure ad than a real news article. But it lists it at 7" high that fits on a standard server rack. That's really small. And it says it only has 64m neurons. The human brain has 100 billion. It's a simple little test project, nothing more. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.