Hong Kong Team Develops Brain-Inspired AI Chips for Energy-Efficient Lifelong Learning
• Hong Kong researchers are studying the human brain to develop advanced AI chips capable of lifelong learning like humans
• The chips are based on emerging "memristor" technology that copies how biological synapses and neurons work
• Memristor chips compute directly in memory, removing bottlenecks from data transfers like in conventional computers
• The chips could enable energy-efficient AI applications in devices like smartphones and health monitors
• The lead researcher received a HK$5 million grant to hire new team members and support cutting-edge memristor research