>In 2013, neuroscientist Henry Markram secured about 1 billion euros from the European Union to "simulate the human brain" — a proposal widely deemed unrealistic even at the time. The project faced significant challenges and ultimately did not meet its ambitious yet vague goals
Ah, so this is where 45% of my salary goes.
~60% of these 45% are for pension and health/unemployment insurances. Research isn't even 3% of tax spending in Europe.
It gets worse when they celebrate the success of the project while completely failing to deliver on the initial goal:
https://www.humanbrainproject.eu/en/follow-hbp/news/2023/09/...