Researchers at M.I.T. say they’ve come up with a computer chip that mimics how neurons in the human brain react to new information. This is big news for the Artificial Intelligence community and means that your son or daughter may grow up to fight for the right to marry a robot. With a little development, it’s thought that the new chip could actually react faster than our brains. Walking through walls and time travel are surely just around the corner.
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