On Thu, 25 Jan 2018 07:16:27 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:05:17 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Eli the Bearded" wrote in message
Intel could probably build a 20 GHz processor, just like Boeing

If they're doing it now, they likely have the most advanced AIs in
existence and are predicting human behavior, investing in up and
coming market trends. Wall Street and D.C. would pay a bundle for
one.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/4...cessing-speed/

OK, for words, that may be one measurement. The test was for "lexical
decision tasks". What about identification of threats? Smells? Too
bright of a light? Now watch this guy shoot 2 balloons in 0.02 of a
second. Tell me how many synapses fired to make that happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hujvVmuLuoM
Jerry Miculek can draw, aim, & fire 8 rounds on multiple targets in
under a second after identifying a beep. How many synapses?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChSazF41q-s
Cupstacking, anyone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJu5MZfSvBE
So, obviously, there are differences in mental/physical task speeds.
I lean toward thinking that the brain works in the megaflop speeds,
myself.


As Moscoso said at the end, when he saw the article, he doesn't think
there's an upper limit, even in the lexical realm.

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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet,
balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying,
take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,
analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a
tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is
for insects.

-Robert A. Heinlein