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Last year, Monash University scientists created the "DishBrain" – a semi-biological computer chip with some 800,000 human and mouse brain cells lab-grown into its electrodes. Demonstrating something like sentience, it learned to play Pong within five minutes. They allowed the brain cells to act on the paddle, moving it left and right. So if the paddle hit the ball, the cells would receive a nice, predictable stimulus. A microscope image of neurons within DishBrain, with cells highlighted using fluorescent markers Cortical Labs The DishBrain's advanced learning capabilities, in other words, could underpin a new generation of machine learning, particularly when embodied in autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots. "We will be using this grant," says Razi, "to develop better AI machines that replicate the learning capacity of these biological neural networks.

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[-] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Nice, singularity is coming sooner than I hoped for

[-] seasonone@opidea.xyz 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What will happen if computer chip can only be accessed after a subscription fees. "You can't use your brain Please Subscribe to Annual Plan" will be the error

[-] seasonone@opidea.xyz 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Someone will figure out a way to bypass it. Piracy wins!

[-] victron@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That was an uncomfortable read, I'm not gonna fucking lie.

[-] PHLAK@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[-] assembly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Why not both!

[-] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

A combined organic and electronic intelligence would know the punchline to every joke hours in advance! Like watching Leno!

[-] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

playing doom with brain cells

If you are interested in the process of making these things.

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[-] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

This was absolutely fascinating. Thanks for posting this.

[-] SilentStorms@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

We're full steam ahead to a cyberpunk dystopia, and I'm here for it

[-] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

We're all here for it... whether we like it or not.

[-] graphite@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Or something out of a David Cronenberg movie

[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So they’ve invented servitors. This is deeply disturbing

[-] Izzent@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The human brain tissue is not, has never been, and will never be, an individual. You're fearmongering.

[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Sure. This still puts me on edge though. Hell, I’m in favour of stem cell research and this still sketches me out

[-] Sanguinius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

In life, and in death, we all serve the emperor.

[-] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I started watching a dude the other day who put up one video so far chronicling a journey of using these kind of brain cell computer chips to make something that can play Doom.

I may be remembering wrong but I think it might be someone who worked on that pong thing... He briefly talked about it in the video I mention above.

I really can't wait for the second part. The first one was mostly about how he set up the growth medium and fed the cells, as well as showing off the chips and what problems they ran into so far doing things the way they were doing them. Next one is supposed to get more into the doing stuff and I am hella interested in that.

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[-] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's the one!

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