A brain-inspired chip from IIT-Delhi could be the next big leap in AI hardware FactorDaily

"The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe," Michio Kaku, Physicist and Futurist The human brain, which not just stores but also computes, is by far the most powerful and complex computers in the world that occupies just 1.3 litres of space and consumes about 20 watts of power. In comparison, the finest supercomputers in the world require gigawatts of power, massive real estate, infrastructure, and dedicated cooling systems while attempting to perform brain-like tasks. Understanding how the human brain functions and replicating it has been a lifelong quest for the scientific and research community. Enter neuromorphic computing, a concept developed by American scientist and researcher Carver Andress Mead in the late 1980s – which tries to emulate certain functions of the human brain in silicon.