Meet Osh Agabi The Nigerian Scientist Who Is Building A Computer Made Of ‘Human Brains’

The evolution of artificial intelligence in the computer world is very fantastic as Google, Facebook, and IBM have all gone all-in on brain-like computers that promise to emulate the mind of a human- ability to learn and recognize patterns is viewed as a key next step in the evolution of AI, however  Oshiorenoya Agabi believes the brain-like processors are missing one key component: actual brain.

 Koniku’s funding success is   coming from his genuine, even romantic vision of neuron-based chips as the future of processing, his excitement, passion over the future of neurotechnology was very high as has been indicated by his recent interview.

Agabi, a  Nigerian,  first became interested in machine learning while teaching a pick-and-place robotic arm to classify objects for the Swiss robotics company, Neuronics. After eight years, he left the company to pursue his Masters in theoretical physics, focusing his thesis on the challenge of interfacing neurons with a robot. He spent the next four  years working to build a robotic arm that could attach to an amputee, eventually ending up in London to pursue his PhD in bioengineering.

Basically, he hopes to build a computer chip with living, learning processors.

Source: http://www.risingafrica.org/uncategorized/meet-osh-agabi-the-nigerian-scientist-who-is-building-a-computer-made-of-human-brains/