Futuristic ‘biocomputers’ using human brain cells could soon be a reality

[staarker]

Futuristic “biocomputers” using the power of human brain cells could soon become a reality — revolutionizing digital technology, a new study explains. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University say the half-human-half-machine devices have the potential to push past current technological limits by using brain organoids taken from tiny human skin samples.

The team of scientists has been experimenting with brain tissue the size of a pen dot, containing neurons and other functions with the ability to learn and memorize. Professor Thomas Hartung, who leads the work, says this “biological hardware” could soon assist with valuable research on how the human brain works and provide a way of alleviating energy consumption demands in supercomputers. https://studyfinds.org/biocomputers-human-brain-cells/

[ricky1874]

I've been saying for years now that it's not AI intelligence that we need to be afraid of, it's these cybernetic systems. Whether it's this technology or half human/half machine, if it has a human mind it has the potential to be dangerous. Mankind has thousands of years of examples of how cruel and destructive we can be.

[crazy_nut]

This sounds like the end of mankind to me. Do you really think something like this won't eventually decide that humans should be eliminated. If it develops any level of real intelligence it would come to this conclusion.