Another problem for the entertainment companies is what they’re calling the “analog hole.” This recognizes the fact that human beings are not digital, so digital programming has to be converted to a format, known as analog, that we can see and hear.

computers will have the capacity of the human brain by 2020.

The memory capacity of the human brain is ~100T synapse strengths (neurotransmitter concentrations at interneural connections), which we can estimate at ~100TB. In 1998, 128 MB of RAM cost ~$200. The capacity of memory circuits has been doubling every 18 months. Thus by the year 2023, 100TB will cost ~$1000. However, this silicon equivalent will run more than 1b times faster than the human brain. There are techniques for trading off memory for speed, so we can effectively match human memory for $1000 sooner than 2023.

if the MPAA and friends have their way it will have to run on trusted hardware. mind control?

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