# Digital Brain **Entity class:** Computational cognition concept **Domain:** Artificial intelligence / cognitive architecture ## Definition A digital brain is a computational system described by functional analogy to a biological brain: it learns representations, integrates information and produces intelligent behavior on an engineered substrate. The term emphasizes a shared cognitive function while leaving embodiment, consciousness, affect, development and biological regulation as open differences rather than silently equating machines with human nervous systems. ## Relationships [[wiki/Digital Brain|Digital Brain]] connects [[wiki/Machine Intelligence|Machine Intelligence]], [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]], [[wiki/Artificial General Intelligence|Artificial General Intelligence]] and [[wiki/Substrate Independence|Substrate Independence]]. Capability comparison does not by itself establish consciousness or personhood. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “The day will come when the digital brains that live inside our computers will become as good, and even better, than our own biological brains. We call such an AI an AGI—Artificial General Intelligence.” > **— Ilya Sutskever**, *TEDAI, “The Exciting, Perilous Journey Toward AGI,” October 2023* [[reminders/Digital Life/Digital Brains Will Become Better Than Biological Brains by Ilya Sutskever|Digital Brains Will Become Better Than Biological Brains by Ilya Sutskever]]