computing
China Is Becoming an AI Superpower
Posted in Business on 5th Sep, 2018
by Alex Muller
Last year, Chinas government put out its plan to lead the world in AI by 2030.
An $18m supercomputer to simulate barins
Posted in Software on 10th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller
HPE has sold an SGI 8600 supercomputer system to a Swiss research institute for the Blue Brain Project's modelling of a mouse brains thalamus and neocortex.
Algorithm will allow for simulating an entire brain on future exascale computers
Posted in Software on 24th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that represents a major step toward simulating neural connections in the entire human brain.
Cray and Microsoft accelerate deep learning training to minutes instead of weeks
Posted in Business on 12th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
A team of researchers have been working on a project to speed up the use of deep learning algorithms on supercomputers.
New 'Artificial Synapse' Gets Closer to Mimicking Brain Connections
Posted in Science on 30th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
A brain-inspired computing component provides the most faithful emulation yet of connections among neurons in the human brain, researchers say.