Making AI think more like your brain

Story by Kathryn Hulick in Science News

Could worm brains, electronic neurons, and other ideas from neuroscience lead to better AI? I just got my copy of this month’s Science News with a feature story I wrote about neuromorphic computing. “Neuromorphic” is a mouthful of a word that means “brain-like.” Neuromorphic computing is already helping us to better understand biological brains. But I wrote this story because I was intrigued by how this field might transform AI.

Read the full story, More brainlike computers could change AI for the better, in Science News.

Quotes

“When I look at [the worm C. elegans] and consider its brain, I’m really struck by the profound elegance and efficiency.” - Daniela Rus, MIT

“To improve AI truly, we need to … incorporate insights from neuroscience.” - Kanaka Rajan, Harvard University.

If you read all the way to the end of this post, here’s an outtake from when I was taking a picture with the article! Photobomb by my dog Apollo :)