A Breakthrough in Neuromorphic Computing
A pioneering supercomputer that emulates the human brain's operational capacity will launch in April at Australia’s Western Sydney University.
Called DeepSouth, the computer will perform 228 trillion operations per second. Domenico Vicinanza describes it in The Conversation as “a frontrunner in neuromorphic computing, aiming to simulate networks of neurons and synapses on par with the human brain.”
The human brain, an efficient computing marvel, operates billions of neurons and trillions of synapses, yet only consumes as much power as a refrigerator lamp bulb. Neuromorphic computers like DeepSouth mimic the brain's structure, using elementary processors akin to neurons and synapses. This architecture allows for parallel processing and significantly lower energy consumption.
Conventional computers have separate computing and memory areas. In the brain, memory and computation are governed by the same neurons and synapses. That’s a big advantage we’ll be sure to build into our story’s AI Colossus.
