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Are Scientists and Technicians trying to build a modern Frankenstien?
In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world
December 7 2022
Integrating neurons into digital systems may enable performance infeasible with silicon alone. Here, we develop DishBrain, a system that harnesses the inherent adaptive computation of neurons in a structured environment.
In vitro neural networks from human or rodent origins are integrated with in silico computing via a high-density multielectrode array. Through electrophysiological stimulation and recording, cultures are embedded in a simulated game-world, mimicking the arcade game “Pong.” (...)
https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6
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Artificial Actual Intelligence. Think beyond silicon.
"Brain in a box"
Silicon meets neuron
Our technology merges biology with traditional computing to create the ultimate learning machine. Creating what others only imagined: the world's first code-deployable biological computer.
Real neurons are grown directly on our custom chips, creating an intelligence that learns intuitively, with remarkable efficiency. Unlike traditional AI, our neural systems require minimal energy and training data to master complex tasks. This isn't just a new computer. It's computing, reimagined.
In 2021, we grew real neurons on a chip, and they taught themselves how to play Pong.
The neurons were linked to a computer and gradually learned to sense the position of the game’s electronic ball and control a virtual paddle.
https://corticallabs.com/
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Baby in a Pod: What is EctoLife,
the world’s 'first artificial womb facility'?
December 14, 2022
Have you ever imagined a baby being ‘produced’ in a factory-like environment? In what looks like a scene from Keanu Reeves’ Matrix, a video of rows of babies being grown inside a pod has got many talking about the future of pregnancies.
EctoLife, the “world’s first artificial womb facility” is just a concept for now, which offers a way for parents to produce customised babies.
The concept is the brainchild of Berlin-based Hashem Al-Ghaili, a producer, filmmaker and science communicator and “molecular biologist by trade”, as per his website.
What is the ‘artificial womb facility’? What are its features and why is EctoLife needed? Let’s take a look.
EctoLife
The concept of EctoLife is based on over fifty years of “groundbreaking scientific research" by researchers globally, says Al-Ghaili. (...)
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/ectolife-the-worlds-first-artificial-womb-facility-11805801.html
In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world
December 7 2022
Integrating neurons into digital systems may enable performance infeasible with silicon alone. Here, we develop DishBrain, a system that harnesses the inherent adaptive computation of neurons in a structured environment.
In vitro neural networks from human or rodent origins are integrated with in silico computing via a high-density multielectrode array. Through electrophysiological stimulation and recording, cultures are embedded in a simulated game-world, mimicking the arcade game “Pong.” (...)
https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6
_____________________________________
Artificial Actual Intelligence. Think beyond silicon.
"Brain in a box"
Silicon meets neuron
Our technology merges biology with traditional computing to create the ultimate learning machine. Creating what others only imagined: the world's first code-deployable biological computer.
Real neurons are grown directly on our custom chips, creating an intelligence that learns intuitively, with remarkable efficiency. Unlike traditional AI, our neural systems require minimal energy and training data to master complex tasks. This isn't just a new computer. It's computing, reimagined.
In 2021, we grew real neurons on a chip, and they taught themselves how to play Pong.
The neurons were linked to a computer and gradually learned to sense the position of the game’s electronic ball and control a virtual paddle.
https://corticallabs.com/
_________________________________________
Baby in a Pod: What is EctoLife,
the world’s 'first artificial womb facility'?
December 14, 2022
Have you ever imagined a baby being ‘produced’ in a factory-like environment? In what looks like a scene from Keanu Reeves’ Matrix, a video of rows of babies being grown inside a pod has got many talking about the future of pregnancies.
EctoLife, the “world’s first artificial womb facility” is just a concept for now, which offers a way for parents to produce customised babies.
The concept is the brainchild of Berlin-based Hashem Al-Ghaili, a producer, filmmaker and science communicator and “molecular biologist by trade”, as per his website.
What is the ‘artificial womb facility’? What are its features and why is EctoLife needed? Let’s take a look.
EctoLife
The concept of EctoLife is based on over fifty years of “groundbreaking scientific research" by researchers globally, says Al-Ghaili. (...)
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/ectolife-the-worlds-first-artificial-womb-facility-11805801.html