stopsucking
-Their chip only has a superficial connection to biological neurons. Any characterization of this chip in terms of "brains" is frankly bullshit. This is like measuring Google's computing clusters in terms of human brainpower.
-Everything their new chip can do has been done in software / FPGAs. While moving ANN's to ASICs can improve training speed (and is important), it does not help with the unsolved algorithmic challenges they present. Furthermore, the hardware structure severely constrains the ways in which these ANNs can be applied.
-Last time this IBM lab made a misleading announcement to the press, it was appropriately ripped to shreds by a very respected individual in the neuroscience community (http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/devices/bl...)
-Lastly, please refrain from drawing conclusions or extrapolating on science-related articles in the popular press. They are characterized by hyperbole and misinformation, and in many cases are flat-out wrong.