Human brain cells used as living AIs to solve mathematical equations – New Scientist

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Brain organoids grown in a lab can be used to perform basic computation tasks, but there are big unanswered questions about how far this approach should be taken
By Michael Le Page
14 March 2023

A brain organoid viewed with a scanning electron microscope
STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Balls of human brain cells grown in a dish, known as organoids, have been linked to computers and used to solve mathematical equations. The work is an early step towards using living brain tissue as a form of artificial intelligence, but this goal may raise ethical questions in the future, researchers say.
In a paper posted online before peer review, Feng Guo at Indiana University Bloomington and his colleagues say they have created “living AI hardware that harnesses the computation power …
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