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[-] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 28 points 4 months ago

Good thing there is a recognized and measurable definition of consciousness, because otherwise there would be no way to know if these thousands of little brains were being tortured with every computation.

Jk nobody knows what is the threshold or activity associated with consciousness so nobody has any clue what messing with brain organoids is doing ethically.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

How does one genuinely do an experiment like this without being way too uncomfortable to continue?

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 22 points 4 months ago

There was an experiment at my uni that involved opening up live kitten skulls and attaching electrodes to their open brains. They got PhD student applications.

Trust me there's always someone whose marks are low enough and who's desire to be a scientist is high enough.

I don't think this is a particularly problematic experiment if proper ethics procedures are taken, we do shit to brain tissue all the time.

Of course proper procedures were not taken.

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