Computing · Projected milestone

Brain-scale neuromorphic computers

Estimated year~2032

60% by 2037 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

Neuromorphic machines match the human brain's neuron count.

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What the forecast means

Milestone stage: demonstration

unknown

Human-brain-order neuron count with explicit model simplifications.

Completion criteria: A working system publishes capacity, active connectivity, temporal resolution, power and a representative workload. Count only active model units, not passive storage capacity; no claim of brain equivalence or consciousness follows.

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Built on

Neuromorphic computingRecorded · 2014enables

Led to

Superintelligence at homeForecast · ~2040influences
Cube-shaped 3D processorsForecast · ~2068enables
Photonic neuromorphic chipsForecast · ~2078enables

Sources & evidence

Intel builds Hala Point neuromorphic research system 2024-04-17
Intel reports a 1.15-billion-neuron neuromorphic research system. A neuron count is an architectural capacity measure, not proof of human brain function or human intelligence.
Key Questions on Energy and AI: Executive summary 2026-04-16
The IEA identifies power, grid connection, memory/chip supply and financing bottlenecks alongside rapid efficiency gains. Announced data-center capacity and actual operational demand are different quantities.

Record reviewed 2026-10-18