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World's first computer powered by human brain cells goes on sale [View all]
Source: The Independent
An Australian startup has unveiled the world’s first commercial biological computer that runs on living human brain cells.
Melbourne-based Cortical Labs launched the CL1 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, describing it as a “body in a box” that holds the potential to revolutionise AI and robotics.
The computer uses lab-grown neurons that grow across a silicon chip, which allows them to send and receive electrical impulses.
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An internal life support system of pumps, gas, and temperature controls keep the neurons alive for up to six months.
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Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-computer-human-brain-cells-cortical-labs-b2709280.html
Everyone here who thinks that anyone in AI who considered this a good idea should be locked up, say Aye.
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