Microsoft is partnering with Swiss startup Inait to develop an artificial intelligence model that mimics the brain's ability to think. The two companies will initially sell the technology in the finance and robotics sectors, before expanding it to other industries.
Microsoft is partnering with Swiss startup Inait to develop an artificial intelligence model that mimics the brain's ability to think. The two companies will initially sell the technology in the finance and robotics sectors, before expanding it to other industries.
The AI behind the new platform is based on two decades of neuroscience research and has a “brain programming language” that can learn from experience and understand cause and effect. It also includes adaptive general intelligence that can overcome the limitations of current AI systems, TechSpot reports .
The technology has many practical applications. In the financial sector, the project will aim to provide clients with advanced trading algorithms, risk management tools and personalized financial advice. In robotics, the project focuses on developing more intelligent robots that can adapt to complex work environments and situations in industrial settings. The project will use the Microsoft Azure cloud platform to accelerate the global deployment of the new technology.
Inait may be a relative newcomer to the AI industry, but its leadership has impressive experience. The company’s co-founder, Henry Markram, spent 20 years developing biologically accurate digital copies of mammalian brains. That project, which generated 18 million lines of code, is now the basis for Inait’s brain simulation model.
While the original Swiss project focused primarily on mouse brains, Markram believes his team can adapt the research to replicate the brains of other mammals, including humans. He says brain simulation models are generally more energy-efficient than current deep reinforcement models and learn much faster.
