I Build AI Agents for a Living. Then I Decided to Build an Actual Brain.

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An AI engineer shares their experience of transitioning from building AI agents to simulating a brain with 1,260 spiking neurons

advanced Published 11 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Build AI agents and automation pipelines using tools like RAGFlow and n8n
  2. Experiment with simulating spiking neurons on a desktop
  3. Consider the limitations of LLMs for achieving AGI
  4. Explore alternative approaches to building intelligent systems
Who Needs to Know This

AI engineers and researchers can benefit from this article as it provides insights into the limitations of LLMs and the potential of simulating brains for AGI, and can inform their approach to building more advanced AI systems

Key Insight

💡 LLMs are only half the answer for achieving true Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

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🤖 From AI agents to brain simulation: one engineer's quest for AGI
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