More brainlike computers could change AI for the better

These 4 neuromorphic technologies hold promise for more efficient, more capable forms of AI

A collage of illustrations of a brain, neurons and elements of computer chips.

To improve AI, computer scientists are looking to neuroscience.

Matt Chinworth

The tiny worm Caenorhabditis elegans has a brain just about the width of a human hair. Yet this animal’s itty-bitty organ coordinates and computes complex movements as the worm forages for food.