Comparing Computers To Human Brains

"Despite the pessimistic overtones in the paper, Christof Koch of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle is a fan. 'You got to love it,' Koch says. At its heart, the experiment on the 6502 'sends a good message of humility,' he adds. 'It will take a lot of hard work by a lot of very clever people for many years to understand the brain.' But he says that tenacity, especially in the face of such a formidable challenge, will eventually lead to clarity."

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