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The Computer and the Brain
Book • 1958
This book, based on the Silliman Lectures von Neumann prepared but did not deliver due to his illness, explores the parallels and differences between computers and the human brain.
It is divided into two main parts: the first discusses the components and operations of computers, distinguishing between analog and digital computers, while the second part delves into the neural system of the brain and compares it with computer systems.
The book is notable for its speculative nature and its prescience in anticipating future developments in neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
It is divided into two main parts: the first discusses the components and operations of computers, distinguishing between analog and digital computers, while the second part delves into the neural system of the brain and compares it with computer systems.
The book is notable for its speculative nature and its prescience in anticipating future developments in neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
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Mentioned by Dmitry Korkin as a powerful essay written while dying of cancer, comparing the brain's computing power to computers.
#153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI
