Drones Could Receive “Neural Microchips” To Think Like The Human Brain
By Cassius Methyl
ActivistPost.com
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
The Pentagon’s “mad scientist” division DARPA is trying to replicate the human brain in a microchip, to equip drones or satellites with the ability to quickly sort intelligence and come to conclusions mid-flight.
Normally data acquired from surveillance drones must be sorted out on the ground manually by “hundreds of human analysts,” according to Sputnik. The process of gathering and using intelligence is surely more complex than can be easily explained.
What we know is that if successfully developed, these drones will essentially be flying robots of war armed with artificial intelligence. The microchip is dubbed “Eyeriss.”
According to Sputnik:
The concept relies on “neural networks;” computerized memory networks based on the workings of the human brain. A palm-sized neural network chip could be installed in drones or satellites, allowing these units to conduct their own learning in real time, without the need for human analysis.
But Eyeriss could change the way the game of war is played. Packing more processing power into a much smaller space, the microchip could allow our handheld devices to become even smaller, and allow drones and satellites to operate without a need for massive server warehouses or hundreds of human analysts.
According to DARPA:
Human observation and analysis of [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] assets is essential, but the training of humans is both expensive and time-consuming. Human performance also varies due to individuals’ capabilities and training, fatigue, boredom, and human attentional capacity.
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