Were moving closer to artificial intelligence.

[Michael]

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1101

What sets this new device apart from any others is that it has nano-scale interconnected wires that perform billions of connections like a human brain, and is capable of remembering information, Gimzewski said. Each connection is a synthetic synapse. A synapse is what allows a neuron to pass an electric or chemical signal to another cell. Because its structure is so complex, most artificial intelligence projects so far have been unable to replicate it.

It's more than a little disconcerting that the technology would be developed as a "weapon of war", but then again many technological advancements we benefit from today were developed that way.

I can also just see some "scientists" asking, "Gee, what happens is we introduce our intelligent creation to the "Terminator" series?"

 

[Strathos]

I'm not holding my breath. Everything I've read about this field of research indicates it's always proven to be far, far more complex and difficult than anyone initially believed.