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Comment author: Florian_Dietz 21 September 2014 04:27:32PM *  1 point [-]

No, it can't be done by brute-force alone, but faster hardware means faster feedback and that means more efficient research.

Also, once we have computers that are fast enough to just simulate a human brain, it becomes comparatively easy to hack an AI together by just simulating a human brain and seeing what happens when you change stuff. Besides the ethical concerns, this would also be insanely dangerous.