Isn't this how Skynet got started?

The future is getting here a little faster than we thought. IBM has unveiled a "neurosynaptic" computer chip that mimics the human brain. It replicates the way synapses and neurons work. And that means it can even learn. You know, by itself and stuff. "It's a new generation of experimental silicon chips designed to emulate the brain’s abilities for perception, action and cognition. The technology could yield many orders of magnitude less power consumption and space than used in today’s computers," IBM says. Top IBM engineer Dharmendra Modha told Wired: "The whole paradigm is a huge sea of synapse-like memory elements. It’s an invisible layer of processing. ... This is a platform of technology that is adaptable in ubiquitous, changing environments. Like the brain, there is almost a limitless array of applications." Yeah, like self-awareness. As in Skynet of Terminator fame. Oh well. Get ready to welcome our new silicon-based overlords. It's coming to a laptop near you.