About me ...

I am Geert Masureel, born on the 8th of May 1970 in Belgium. Mensa-Belgium member since 1997 and, according to some, a little bit weird. Basically I am a simple guy with a broad range of interests. Autodidact by nature and people close to me know I always need one or more brainteasers at a time to keep my mind busy. I am honest, a little stubborn and persistent. I am aware of the fact that some will consider me insane for claiming to know the answers for an Artificial Brain ! Personally I see this rather as their problem and it demonstrates a lack in good judgment in human character ...

How I came to the knowledge in the main document ?

At the age of 14, a long time before I discovered being high gifted, I struggled with the fact that everybody else was so different in mind set than I was (at that moment I hadn't figured out that it was me who was the odd man out). At a certain moment it became almost unbearable and I realized I needed to find a way to figure out how 'the others' were thinking. First I started reading the classical psychology books, but didn't find real answers. No, I needed to dig deeper and at that moment my actual search truly began. At the age of 17 I discovered the personal computer and instantly I knew we would be best friends for life ! It didn't take long to see the similarities in the working of the brain and the way a computer operates and at the age of 22 I had a first (primitive) scheme how it could work, but there were so many necessary missing links like emotions, fear, appreciation, motivation and feelings that I decided to make it my primary target to exactly figure out how our thinking process works. It took almost another ten years to see full clarity and a couple of years afterwards to overcome the last obstacles.

What are my intentions in the future for The Artificial Brain ?

At this early stage I consider this site and The Artificial Brain as my personal playground required to avoid 'boring out'. After long consideration, I decided to only make the document public and move to a close source environment with the code.

When will a first prototype be ready ?

I expect a first working prototype within 10 to 15 years, a lot of work needs to be done ...

Feel free to contact me at geert.masureel@theartificialbrain.com