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Neurological Computer Chips: Future Reality or Disappointing Dream?

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Humanity has travelled many more steps than any other species in the world. The reason for it can be traced to the change we have brought down in the world, the invention of the wheel itself set us thousand of steps ahead.

Furthermore, the iron age, the foundation of civilization, the formation of social structure, concepts such as money, and chips, ability to pass down civilizational knowledge through the education system were just pushing humanity on its way to dominating the entire planet.

Even now we are not stopping and currently, humanity is racing against time for the formation of a kind that automates the work of mankind. If you are not understanding what I am saying, think of the device on which you are reading this article.

In a simpler world, one guy would come listens to my thoughts or collect letters, then deliver them to you, but all of it is automated by computers and the tools of it. In a few years, the true form of automation will begin to surface, i.e. artificial intelligence.

Nevertheless, all of it, was in vain if we don’t have one key element in the equation, i.e. computer chips.

Chips: Introduction

A chip (microchip or integrated circuit), is a small piece of semiconductor material, typically no more than a few square millimetres in size, that contains an integrated circuit (IC). An IC is an electronic circuit consisting of active and passive electronic components (transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors, etc.) that are connected to perform a specific function.

Chips are available in a wide variety, making their applications widely varied as well.

For example, a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) is a chip that performs the basic instructions that make up a computer program. Other types of chips in a computer include memory chips, which store data and instructions for the CPU to access, and I/O chips, which handle communication between the computer and input/output devices like a keyboard, mouse, or display.

Chips are made by etching tiny transistors and other components onto a small piece of semiconductor material, usually silicon. The process used to make chips is called semiconductor fabrication, and it is a highly complex and technologically advanced process that requires specialized equipment and facilities.

Due to the miniaturization process, computer chips are getting faster and more powerful as well as consuming less energy as well. Because of less energy consumption, almost all computers are running on them, while significantly enhancing their performance of it.

Chips & Computer

Computer chips (microprocessors or CPUs) have a significant impact on the performance of computers. It is considered the “brain” of the computer, as it performs the majority of the computational work. It is responsible for executing instructions and performing basic operations like arithmetic and logic.

The faster the CPU, the more instructions it can execute in a given period, and the better the overall performance of the computer.

Chips: core computer concept
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CPUs have become faster and more powerful over time thanks to advancements in semiconductor technology and manufacturing techniques. For example, modern CPUs are made using smaller transistors, which allows for higher levels of integration and more processing power in a smaller package.

Additionally, advancements in multi-core processing and hyper-threading, allow the chip to perform multiple operations at the same time.

Additionally, new architectures, like the x86-64 architecture, allow to handle larger data sets and more memory access, leading to better performance for large-scale applications or heavy multitasking scenarios.

However, the speed of the computer is also determined by the amount of memory (RAM), the speed and size of storage (hard drive or solid-state drive), and the performance of other components like the graphics card and motherboard.

 Nevertheless, we can’t deny the fact that more powerful computer chips can significantly improve the performance of computers by increasing the speed at which they can execute instructions and handle larger amounts of data.

However, no matter how much have we advanced now we are still far behind what humanity needs, with increasing climate change depleting resources, we have to invent chips with far more powerful and energy efficient.

Engineers are working on the invention of it, but other fields of biology have rather discovered it already and trying to study it, what is it?

Future: Discover or Invention

Neurology – no it is not a joke. Brains are far more complex than any other thing; let’s go back to the discussion of how humans are the most advanced species, but you know what makes us that? Of course, our brain. The human brain is the most complex and advanced that ever existed on the planet, thus relating it with our advancement is obvious.

The human brain has an estimated 100 billion neurons, each of which is connected to thousands of other neurons. These neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals, allowing for the processing and storage of vast amounts of information. The brain also has specialized areas that are responsible for specific functions such as vision, hearing, memory, and movement.

In contrast, computers are built with transistors, which are used to build electronic circuits. These circuits can be configured to perform specific tasks, such as processing data or controlling the movement of a robotic arm.

However, current computers are not as flexible as the human brain; they are designed to perform specific tasks and are not capable of adapting to new situations in the same way that the brain can.

Additionally, the brain can learn, adapt and generalize from experiences, it can change its organization and structure in response to the environment. This is something that computers are not currently able to do. While computers can be programmed to “learn” from data, the learning process is still based on predefined algorithms and parameters and is far less complex than the way the brain learns.

Human Neuron that can encrypt in chips
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In terms of storage capacity, the brain is estimated to store around 2.5 petabytes of data, whereas the most advanced computers can store up to a few exabytes.

In terms of computational power, the human brain has been estimated to perform around 38 thousand trillion operations per second; the most advanced computers can perform around 10^17 operations per second.

Now, if we can invent any chips which can imitate the brain and make computers do the same, even if we still have to make them learn those computers will be far more advance than now.

What If…?

What if our computer chip can be built based on the human brain? To understand it, first, we have to understand that the brains are an incredibly complex and powerful organ that is responsible for controlling virtually all of the body’s functions.

If any computer chip can imitate the neurological order of calculation, then the computers will command various functions that they aren’t able to do now. We will witness the range of abilities enhancement in the computers as well.

For instance, computers with microprocessors that can imitate the neurological calculation of the brain than the following aspect of the new computer will be significantly impacted.

  • The brain collects all the data from the five senses, with the neurological microchips we can convert feelings and sensations into raw data, if that happens the day when we can measure the pain of anybody will not remain a distant future. Similarly, computers can able to collect data on emotion and describe the feelings of an individual to raw data, then perhaps we can invent the computer with moods and design mood regulation devices too.
Robotic hand controlled by Nuerological Computer chip
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  • Memory: The brain can store and retrieve information, both short-term and long-term. If the same happens with the computer chips, then even personal computers of the future can store data compared to the supercomputer’s storage as of now.

In addition, the above qualities belong to the human brain only, however, every animal’s brains are unique on their own, if we can imitate these brain functions according to special microchips, then the specialization series of computers will begin to appear.

For instance, the ability of ants that navigates the smallest path from the point to their anthills, if computer chips can imitate the GPS on our phone could be replaced by a new navigation device based on it (of course taking human mappings into account.)

Drones made up on dragon fly brain computer chip
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Furthermore, the computers incorporated with these chips can manufacture drones driven by computers the same size as the dragonfly’s brain that capture some targets and avoids others.

While all of these are much more advance than now, their power requirements of them will be as less negligible, as well here the fish, and the human brain are estimated to have the same power requirements as a 20-watt light bulb. A new brain-inspired device might only need charging every few months, or maybe even every few years.

Conclusion

While all of it is imagination for now, it can be the reality for the future, but what happens if this computer can imitate the feelings of humans in the future, as discovered in the given article: How the Movie ‘Her’ Correctly Predicted the Future

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