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Comment author: KatjaGrace 30 September 2014 01:01:34AM 6 points [-]

How fast is relevant neuroscience progressing toward brain emulation or brain-inspired AI? How can we even measure it? Ray Kurzweil claims it is growing exponentially in The Singularity is Near, while Paul Allen counters that understanding in neuroscience usually gets harder the more we learn. How can we tell who is right?