The brain and its computing power?

[RiverStream]

Is it observable on the biological level, that our brains are of many magnitudes faster than any supercomputer on the planet, or are we just getting too confident?

Essentially speaking, we can't really calculate mathematical sequences in Nano seconds like a computer, but we have feelings which are not artificial, not to say that computers have feelings, they don't.

So my question is, could we somehow transplant organic material into artificial material in the future to create a super being?

 

[agent00f]

Is it observable on the biological level, that our brains are of many magnitudes faster than any supercomputer on the planet, or are we just getting too confident?

Essentially speaking, we can't really calculate mathematical sequences in Nano seconds like a computer, but we have feelings which are not artificial, not to say that computers have feelings, they don't.

So my question is, could we somehow transplant organic material into artificial material in the future to create a super being?

The brain's neurons are somewhat akin to memsister type circuits or similar. In that sense it has astonishing potential given its complexity and power efficiency, but OTOH whatever "algorithms/math" that run on it aren't necessary well conceived or defect free.

As to your question itself, most of what we see today of computer technology is the continued refined of relatively few actual advances/accomplishments, with semiconductors and certain classes of algs that run on them. We simply don't know enough to answer whether or not actual neurons or neuron-like circuits will pan out the same way.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Biological systems are actually slower than current computers, but what advantage biological systems have is being massively parallel, extremely elastic, and having a really decentralized system of processing that still manages to have highly specialized nodes.