Posted on 02/28/2023 1:17:21 PM PST by BenLurkin
[A] team of scientists argues that something called "organoid intelligence," or OI, powered by living human brain cells could one day outperform any artificial system, and do it far more efficiently.
Organoids are three-dimensional clumps of biological tissue that scientists have been growing and experimenting with for years. Researchers...at Johns Hopkins University are working with brain organoids that could lead to the development of a "biocomputer" powered by human brain cells.
"The hope is that some of the remarkable functionalities of the human brain can be realized as OI, such as its ability to take fast decisions based on incomplete and contradictive information (intuitive thinking)."
Using organoids grown from cells is advantageous for scientists because it doesn't require human or animal testing. Hartung has been creating functional brain organoids since 2012 using human skin cells that are reprogrammed into an embryonic stem-cell like state. They can then be used to form brain cells and, eventually, organoids with functioning neurons and other features that can sustain basic functions like memory and continuous learning.
Hartung concedes that computers are faster at processing numbers and data but maintains that brains remain better when it comes to complex logical problems.
"Computers and the brain are not the same, even though we tried making computers more brain-like from the beginning of the computer age. The promise of OI is to add some new qualities."
Conversations about organoids becoming sentient, conscious or self-aware and the ensuing implications have been underway for years now, even though the technology is thought to be immature at the moment.
"...the problem comes as soon as we give AI/OI autonomy. Machines, whether based on siliceous or cellular machinery, must not decide about human life."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnet.com ...
Maybe if they use non libtard brain cells
People aren’t online 24/7
This is not good.
Don’t worry. The idea is based on really stupid assumptions.
Even the artificial ‘AI’ we have now is a misnomer.
“Sedagive?!?!?!”
Daystrum
Wait till these things start driving cars....
I think that I saw this movie.
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I have an acquaintence who is a high end AI developer, and he tells me it's still mostly complicated decision trees, with the ability for the machine to add additional decisions trees on its own.
I’ve seen the Star Trek episode on this.
No thanks.
Great, now instead of just worrying about AI trying to exterminate us, we’ll also have to worry about brains in jars trying to exterminate us.
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