Human brain cells grown in a petri dish learn to play Pong faster than AI

[staarker]

Hundreds of thousands human brain cells grown in a petri dish have found a new meaning in life – they spend the day playing the retro videogame Pong.

Australian scientists at Cortical Labs taught the cells to play in just five minutes, which is faster than artificial intelligence (AI) that picks up the game after 90 minutes.

The system, called ‘DishBrain,’ is comprised of brain cells grown on top of microelectrode arrays that can both stimulate the cells.
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[jasmine]

Since this news is published by Daily Mail, it is n authentic news. I wouldn't have believed in this news if it was published n a random wensie. But after reading the news, a question came to my mind. What are they trying to do with this kind of research? Are they trying to give the human brain to robots?

[ricky1874]

This is fascinating and scary at the same time. I keep saying that mankind doesn't need to fear the rise of AI necessary but they should fear the advancement in cybernetics.

[alien_head]

A network of brain cells from humans and mice managed to play the 1970s classic video game Pong on September 12, 2022, as part of an experiment to determine if a lab-grown brain could learn from feedback. Researchers at Cortical Labs in the Australian city of Melbourne using electrodes to link up the “mini-brain”, which learned to play because it could sense and respond to its environment.

Lab-grown brain cells play Pong video game after learning with real-time performance feedback

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