IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019

"According to IBM, 'BlueMatter, a new algorithm created by IBM researchers in collaboration with Stanford University, exploits the Blue Gene supercomputing architecture in order to noninvasively measure and map the connections between all cortical and sub-cortical locations within the human brain using magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging. Mapping the wiring diagram of the brain is crucial to untangling its vast communication network and understanding how it represents and processes information."

(Credit: IBM)

Source: cnet

Side Note: Based on some posts on TV, that day may already be here.

Can it order Leo beer or pay a Lady Drink? If IBM cannot answer those simple questions with yes - forget it