08/05/2025
Plot twist
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It’s not science fiction; Chinese researchers say they created an AI version of a monkey's brain, and put it on a computer. It has 960 chips, and each one "supports over 2 billion spiking neurons and over 100 billion synapses, approaching the number of neurons in a macaque brain," according to Zhejiang University, as translated by Google.
Researchers named the project the Darwin Monkey and say it's "a step toward more advanced brain-like intelligence." It's the largest brain-like, or "neuromorphic," computer in the world, and the first that's based on neuromorphic-specific chips, Interesting Engineering reports.
Are human brains next? Not quite. While macaques are highly capable monkeys, they are not as intelligent as humans. They lack many of our capabilities, such as the brain circuitry for human speech, Princeton University reports. But it could make robot monkeys a step closer, if researchers can match the brain with a body.
But the Darwin Monkey is still a step forward. With 2 billion artificial neurons, it's more advanced than Intel's neuromorphic computer announced in April 2024.
More at PCMag
https://www.pcmag.com/news/chinese-ai-researchers-just-put-a-monkeys-brain-on-a-computer
