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Brain-inspired AI architecture could computing faster and far less power-hungry

New brain-inspired architecture could process data more efficiently
Dual memory pathway abstraction. At the algorithmic level, each layer maintains a shared, low-dimensional state that captures slow contextual dynamics and modulates fast spiking activity. At the hardware level, this separation is mirrored by a heterogeneous accelerator that keeps the compact state on-chip and fuses sparse and dense computations for efficient execution. Credit: Sun et al.

Spiking neural networks (SNNs) are artificial intelligence (AI) models inspired by how biological neurons communicate with each other. While biological neurons exchange information in the form of electrical impulses, SNNs rely on brief signals known as spikes.

SNNs have proved promising for reducing power consumption, as developers can ensure they do not process information continuously, but rather ...

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Could AI tell you where you left your keys?

Could AI tell you where you left your keys?
MIT researchers have developed a long-term memory framework for robots that combines advanced map representations with rich descriptions of the environment. Here, a moving robot attaches detailed descriptions to the bicycles it sees as it explores. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

An auto factory worker can remember the storage bin where she left a partly assembled component the night before and quickly return to that spot to pick it up. But robots that may work side by side with her would struggle to develop and access this same type of “spatiotemporal” memory.

Now, MIT researchers have developed a long-term memory framework that allows robots to rapidly form and recall a detailed mental model of complicated, large-scale environments...

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Quantum hyperdimensional computing can work 500 times faster than other methods

Quantum computing paradigm inspired by the human brain
Circuit diagram illustrating the two-stage bundling. Credit: npj Unconventional Computing (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44335-026-00064-6

Cleveland Clinic researchers are unlocking quantum computing’s full potential through the creation of a new computing paradigm inspired by the human brain. Fabio Cumbo, Ph.D., research associate in the lab of Daniel Blankenberg, Ph.D., associate staff, Computational Life Sciences, is developing the model, called quantum hyperdimensional computing (QHDC).

Cumbo published the first-ever implementation of QHDC in two distinct experiments in npj Unconventional Computing.

Hyperdimensional computing (HDC) is a type of computing based in neuroscience. It follows the idea that a concept in the brain is not stored on one single neuron...

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Bridging the gap between neuromorphic ionic computing and more efficient AI

Bridging the gap between neuromorphic ionic computing and more efficient AI
Neuromorphic ionic devices have the potential to mimic the energy efficient computing found in the human brain. Credit: J. Cataldo/LLNL

The human brain is the ultimate supercomputer. It uses a highly branched and interconnected network of neurons and synapses to achieve massive computational power with extreme efficiency. In the age of AI, the brain, a paradigm of efficient neuromorphic computing, is providing inspiration for scientists.

Ionic computing—which uses ions to compute instead of the electrons in typical devices—could provide a path forward for neuromorphic technology that rivals the brain’s efficiency. But the field is only a few years old, and many challenges remain before it moves beyond proof of principle and toward real-world deployment.

To bring neuromorphic ...

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