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DavidPlumpton comments on Whole Brain Emulation: Looking At Progress On C. elgans - Less Wrong Discussion

40 Post author: jkaufman 29 October 2011 03:21PM

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Comment author: DavidPlumpton 30 October 2011 07:19:12AM 0 points [-]

IBM claims to be doing a cat brain equivalent simulation at the moment, albeit 600 time slower and not all parts of the brain.

Comment author: ciphergoth 31 October 2011 08:11:00AM *  13 points [-]

Henry Markram of the Blue Brain Project described this claim as a "hoax and a PR stunt", "shameful and unethical", and "mass deception of the public".