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Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting over 50 Million people worldwide. Patients suffer from seizures caused by sudden neuronal activity engaging at times large networks of the brain. In a third of all cases the disease is resistant to drugs. The most common treatment option for these patients is surgical removal of the epileptogenic zone , the areas of the brain, where the seizures emerge. Surgery success depends on locating these areas as precisely as possible. But in clinical practice this often proves very difficult, and the average surgery success rate remains at only around 60% , says Viktor Jirsa. Any improvement would have major impact for many patients .
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Feb 16, 2021
While it does not seem likely at current progress, human-level artificial intelligence (AI) by 2025 is not as far-fetched as some may believe and we are already on that journey.
By Lionel Bisschoff, CEO and founder of Learning Machines
Major enterprises like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon are pumping billions into AI research, including neuroscience research.
Good examples of major artificial intelligence labs conducting research include DeepMind, OpenAI, and Google Brain.
Neuroscience is an evolving discipline and AI is an evolving technology. The exploits of Ray Kurzwell can be used to explain this.
Kurzweil is known for stating that exponential progress is often underestimated, especially since it is difficult to recognise exponential progress in the beginning stages. An example he often uses is that of the Human Genome project.
How far are we from Artificial General Intelligence, the holy grail of AI?
AI. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
While it does not seem likely at current progress, human-level AI by 2025 is not as far-fetched as some may believe and we are already on that journey.
Major enterprises like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon are pumping billions into AI research, including neuroscience research.
Good examples of major artificial intelligence labs conducting research include DeepMind, OpenAI, and Google Brain.
Neuroscience is an evolving discipline and AI is an evolving technology. The exploits of Ray Kurzwell can be used to explain this.