Neuromorphic AI
Overview:
While digital computers determined the state of the art for decades, a trend reversal towards architectures beyond the von Neumann architecture is emerging in the field of computer technology. The focus is particularly on neuromorphic computers that realize physical "neurons" and "synapses" in hardware. Philosophy is only now beginning to explore the implications of such hardware structures. At the center of the discussion are considerations of the relationship between neural and neuromorphic computation, as well as their influence on cognition and neuroscience.
M.A. Johannes Brinz
 
    Albrechtstraße 28a
    49076 Osnabrück
  
    Room: 69/103
    Phone: +49 541969-7114
    johannes.brinz@uni-osnabrueck.de
  
Research Questions:
- What does it mean to duplicate brain structures instead of simulating them?
 - Can artificial neurons perform the functions of biological neurons?
 
Publications:
- Brinz, J. (2024). Are Artificial Neurons Neurons? Facets of Reality - Proceedings of the 45th International Wittgenstein Symposium: Link
 
Activities:
- Workshop "Philosophy of Neuromorphic AI" (2024): YouTube
 - Special Issue "Philosophy of Neuromorphic AI", together with Gualtiero Piccinini.