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Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024 (www.westernsydney.edu.au)

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A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain

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[-] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

We're on the same page it seems, but did you just quote Ex Machina?

Now imagine you're a brain that's been properly scanned into this computer. What about your environment? Are they emulating your sensory input? There's just so much about this that makes me expect the being to be suffering terribly.

Relevant: https://youtu.be/0Gkhol2Q1og?si=QULzMbNN59hey8GF

People like to dramatically simplify what they think is good or bad. A living being needs so very much more than just a sustained existence.

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