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Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024 (www.newscientist.com)
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[โ€“] Endward23@futurology.today 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Big problem, IMHO. The ethical issues are great.

[โ€“] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's a great advancement. The reason being it will help us diagnose and probably find cures of a lot of diseases like Parkinsons or Alzheimers.