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The human brain is this wonderfully complex organic mass of nerve fibers and electrical impulses, and as much as we know about it today from an anatomical standpoint, there are many mysteries that we have yet to solve. It's what we don't know that makes true artificial intelligence so difficult, though it's also alluring, which is one reason why IBM is getting involved with machine learning. Palm founder Jeff Hawkins has invested his own time and money into mapping out the human brain in hopes of advancing AI technology through his company Numenta. You've probably never heard of Numenta, which speaks to what little impact it's had on the industry, but it's getting a partner in IBM, which has...
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