Over 20 years ago, I sat in a lecture hall while a professor talked excitedly about artificial neural networks (ANNs) and their potential to transform computing as we knew it. If we think of a neuron ...

Researchers from Monash University, in collaboration with the European Biostasis Foundation and Apex Neuroscience, have revealed that although most neuroscientists agree that long-term memories depend ...

As long as people have been alive, they've wanted to stay alive. But unlike finding the fountain of youth or becoming a vampire, uploading your brain to a computer might actually be possible.

From large language models to whole brain emulation, two rival visions are shaping the next era of artificial intelligence. But as investment in ‘thinking machines’ accelerates into the billions, ...