Week 2 Balt - 4396 A maze of neurons
This week, I explored how deeply artificial intelligence is tied to the structure and function of the human brain. Modern AI, especially machine learning and neural networks, draws inspiration from the way biological neurons grow, connect, and adapt. In the brain, neurons form vast, dynamic networks that constantly strengthen or weaken connections based on experience. While today’s computer chips are mostly fixed in structure, researchers are experimenting with neuromorphic chips that can adapt in limited ways, echoing the brain’s flexibility. Even without adaptive hardware, software-based neural networks have become incredibly powerful, learning to recognize patterns, make decisions, and improve over time by promoting the “important” signals, much like our own neurons do. What fascinates me most is how this brain-inspired technology is transforming scientific fields. In medicine, machine learning systems can analyze massive datasets that no doctor could memorize, sometimes diagn...