14. Can Computers Simulate The Human Brain?
People might assume that a computer could simulate the human brain. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth at present.
The human brain can perform an astounding 38 thousand trillion operations per second. It can also hold 3,584 terabytes of memory. So, if a computer would be manufactured to be comparable to the human brain, it would need to have the above performance specs.
For reference, IBM’s BlueGene supercomputer processes 92 trillion operations per second and features 8 terabytes of storage. This IBM supercomputer is one of the most powerful in the world, so it’s still far behind the human brain.You didn’t know this for sure if you you did research or you work with computers for years.It is crazy to believe but it’s actually true.