Uh oh

They should use the neurons of the tech oligarchs if they’re so smart.

I was there. They let me take a picture of the tech.

As grim as it sounds, this is probably just a grift. It sounds like they're using stem cells as wires, and they'll die eventually. There's some ai word salad in the article too.

Ah these guys. Weren't they the ones using electo shock therapy on their "organoids" to "teach" (force) them to play Doom?

https://hwbusters.com/news/human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/

And didn't said organoids mysteriously "fire" the moment someone walked into the lab?

https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-tissue-grown-in-the-lab-produces-brainwaves-resemblings-pre-term-babies

Nah, it'll be fine.

Hey, here's a cool idea. Why not take "samples" from "neurodivergent" children (let's say... 1500cm^3... throw in some spinal cord), finely sliced, and bathe them in Adderal, Dr Fucking Mengele. Just think how "on task" the compute will be!

In fairness, the ScienceAlert piece notes that if any start to show signs of consciousness, they will "consider" shutting the project down.

Which is reassuring in the way that a fire extinguisher on a rocket is reassuring.

PS: sorry if I was unclear. STOP FUCKING CREATING BRAINS IN A VAT, YOU FUCKING MONSTERS.

Lovely. Man-made horrors beyond our comprehension.

Dear humanity,

Consider maybe not.

Thanks,
-A Human

This research will be funding Chairs at university Ethics departments for decades to come.

New grift just dropped

Yay, torment nexus, and if it isn't yet, it will be soon.

Behold, the incredibly efficient human. It eats garbage, live about 80 years, adapts to any fucking environment….

Yea but it’s just not expensive enough.

In the grimdark present of humanity...

Anyone else read this:

Brain cells at work Traditional data centers rely on silicon processors and general-purpose Central Processing Units (CPUs). They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.

Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data. This consists of living neurons grown from stem cells. The neurons are connected to computing hardware via microelectrode arrays. These let electrical signals pass between the biological cells and digital systems.

And wonder what they were trying to say or why they said it this way?

Here is the part in question:

They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.

Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data.

Ok, AND? What does air cooling have to do with anything? Is wetware NON standard air cooling?

Either way, isnt this the section where you say Traditional Data Centers rely on electricity, and these rely on X, Y or Z? Nutrient baths? Sump pumps?

Oh so they are aiming for that evangelion shit . Cool cool cool Cool cool cool Cool cool cool

One day, we will look back to the time when people were allowed to die with tired unblinking eyes.

yo hold up, wetware is an actual thing? Since fucking when?

This was signed off by an ethics review board...

This is the worst fucking idea I've ever heard. Please don't create the Mother Brain and hook it up to the internet.

Also: Does it count as AGI if it's just a gigantic human brain?

I'm sure "mn" means "mamoneters."

(the correct abbreviation is MM, a la Roman numeral M for 1000. Mil Mil, or, 1000x1000.)

I'm sure people will approach this news story in a sane and well-reasoned manner.

Came here looking for a comment referencing Neelix cheese... And I'm disappointed. I expected more from y'all. Where's my niche Star Trek Voyager reference?

It's ironic because no one can prove that our universe and existence there-in is not an identical hellscape used to power the ai of some larger more superior form of sentience.

they will soon to use real human brains eventually.

The only argument I have to support this is that they only live 30 days and arent developed enough for consciousness. But thats pretty weak considering they will obviously get better and cross the line thats acceptable. So yeah lets not go down this line of research.

Every day we inch closer to a line the universe will retaliate against us for crossing.

harnessing brainlike organoids

that sounds dangerously close to being a human