Episode
Are insect brains the secret to great AI? | Frances S. Chance
10:17
Published: Mon Dec 19 2022
Description
Are insects the key to brain-inspired computing? Neuroscientist Frances S. Chance thinks so. In this buzzy talk, she shares examples of the incredible capabilities of insects -- like the dragonfly's deadly accurate hunting skills and the African dung beetle's superstrength -- and shows how untangling the mysterious web of neurons in their tiny brains could lead to breakthroughs in computers, AI and more.
Chapters
Dragonflies perform a rapid coordinate transformation to intercept their prey, going from their eye's frame of reference to the body's frame of reference in just 50 milliseconds.
00:00 - 07:29 (07:29)
Summary
Dragonflies perform a rapid coordinate transformation to intercept their prey, going from their eye's frame of reference to the body's frame of reference in just 50 milliseconds. Researchers are studying the neural circuit responsible for this behavior, which can have at most four layers of neurons.
EpisodeAre insect brains the secret to great AI? | Frances S. Chance
PodcastTED Talks Daily
Researchers aim to create a computer chip that does the same things as biological brains and in the same way, to understand how brains do basic calculations and functions as building blocks for more complex functions, with the hope of all brain-inspired computers having extremely low power requirements.
07:29 - 09:48 (02:19)
Summary
Researchers aim to create a computer chip that does the same things as biological brains and in the same way, to understand how brains do basic calculations and functions as building blocks for more complex functions, with the hope of all brain-inspired computers having extremely low power requirements.