IBM unveiled the "Fortran of cognitive computers" at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2013). IBM's "Corelet" architecture allows programmers to craft software for its future cognitive computers--cognizers. "Corlets" perform the three basic functions of a sensory-motor feedback loop--perception, cognition then actuation. Programmers simulate a corelet on IBM's Compass simulator, then transfer it into an array of neurosynaptic chips that run the sensory-motor feedback loop in real time--such as, sense an intruder, find his face in a database, then alert security of his whereabouts (or just zap him with a laser--only kidding:) R. Colin Johnson @NextGenLog
IBM's Corelet Laboratory supports the complete development cycle for cognitive computers, from choosing an algorithm from the Corelet Library to running it on the Compass Simulator to connecting sensory inputs, processing them to generate outputs for pattern classification, visualizations and to drive actuators. Source: IBM
