The human brain has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is larger than any other in relation to body size. Large animals such as whales and elephants have larger brains in absolute terms, but when measured using the encephalization quotient which compensates for body size, the human brain is almost twice as large as the brain of the bottlenose dolphin, and three times as large as the brain of a chimpanzee.
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Grand theft consciousness: How quantum algorithms will backdoor human-level AI
The Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, as the legend goes, was invented when two oblivious young people walking around eating boring snacks accidentally crashed into each other on a city street. Grab one while you read about an even better mash-up: the one between machine learning and quantum ...
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AI won’t destroy us, it’ll make us smarter
A number of academics and tech entrepreneurs agree: computer intelligence will one day meet and exceed human intelligence. ...
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Researchers developed algorithms that mimic the human brain (and the results don't suck)
Researchers are kicking it old school with new biologically-feasible algorithms that appear to be able to hold their own ...
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This trippy '80s video effect might help explain consciousness
Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy. Recent neuroscientific discoveries suggest ...
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Moving beyond 'all models are wrong' and into rational AI
Can AI ever be "rational"? We examine work discussing the idea of AI that can surpass human's limited ability for rational ...
