Australian researchers from Western Sydney University (WSU) have revealed details of work on the world’s first neuromorphic (brain-like) supercomputer, DeepSouth. According to the statement made by the authorities, the computing power of this machine will be sufficient to simulate neural networks at the scale of the human brain for the first time. Web site scientific institution.
According to scientists, DeepSouth will be able to perform 228 trillion synaptic operations per second; This is the amount produced by the average human brain.
“Progress in understanding how the brain performs computation using neurons has been hampered by our inability to model brain-like networks at large scales.
Simulating incremental neural networks on standard computers using GPUs and multi-core CPUs is too slow and consumes too much power. Our system will change this.
The platform will advance understanding of the brain and develop computational applications in a variety of fields, including biomedicine, robotics, space and large-scale artificial intelligence applications,” said Professor Andre van Schaik, director of the International Center for Neuromorphic Systems.
DeepSouth is expected to become operational in April 2024. By using a pulsed neural network, scientists hope to be able to process large amounts of data at high speed and with lower power consumption.
Previous scientists was created A functioning cyberneural network based on a living organoid harvested from brain tissue.