Brain-Inspired Chips Good for More than AI, Study Says

Brain-inspired “neuromorphic” microchips from IBM and Intel might be good for more than just artificial intelligence; they may also prove ideal for a class of computations useful in a broad range of applications including analysis of medical X-rays and financial economics, a new study finds. Scientists have long sought to mimic how the brain works using software programs known as neural networks and hardware known as neuromorphic chips. So far, neuromorphic computing was mostly focused on implementing neural networks. It was unclear whether this hardware might prove useful beyond AI applications.