This isn't singularity material. While this may not be a bog standard neural network, it has no feedback. It cannot think, because thinking requires reflection. It is trained by adjusting the weights of the connections after the fact using an equation.
Is it cool, and perhaps even useful? Yes. But don't confuse this research project for a precursor to skynet.
I put the singularity bit in to make it relevant to people who would otherwise not get the significance of this (which is that large scale neural nets can work - something people have been trying and failing at for decades).
The site is google research - I have no ads on it. This paper's been out for weeks but no mentions anywhere - thought i would give it a deserving push.
Is it cool, and perhaps even useful? Yes. But don't confuse this research project for a precursor to skynet.