ADVISORY/New Computer Chip Works Like the Brain.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) July 5, 2000 TOPIC: A new silicon chip has reportedly been developed that mimics the workings of the human brain. Though still allegedly far from the goal of artificial intelligence, a circuit on the chip is reportedly able to use both analog and digital processing Digital processing is the process of altering digital data in any form. The most common situations where digital processing is involved are computer graphics and digital audio processing. , according to a report from CNN.com. Electronic 'neurons' reportedly enable the chip to make decisions through a series of criteria. This is allegedly a big step towards true artificial intelligence. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor John Josephson, of Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. , is an expert in artificial intelligence and knowledge based systems. 614/292-0208 614/292-OHIO (University PR Phone) Professor Bev Woolf, of the University of Massachusetts The system includes UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth (affiliated with Cape Cod Community College), UMass Lowell, and the UMass Medical School. It also has an online school called UMassOnline. , is an expert in the field of learning technologies and is a Fellow of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI AAAI American Association for Artificial Intelligence AAAI Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (Menlo Park, California) AAAI American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology ). 413/545-4265 413/545-0111 (University PR Phone) Mr. Doug Spreng, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. Networks, is an expert in semiconducer chips and networking technology. 415/986-9500 PR: Genevieve Labarthe (glabarthe@fitzgerald.com) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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