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“as Hans Moravec and others have speculated, these efficient simulations require about 1,000 times less computation than the theoretical potential of the biological neurons being simulated.”

Ray Kurzweil, essay author January 2001 The Law of Accelerating Returns (Kurzweil Library) archived copy

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Hans Moravec and others have speculated that efficient brain simulations require about 1,000 times less computation than the theoretical potential of the biological neurons simulated.

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Ray Kurzweil, “Hans Moravec and others have speculated that efficient brain simulations require about 1,000 times less computation than the theoretical potential of the biological neurons simulated.” (said January 2001). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_59dbf3d52e35, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_59dbf3d52e35

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