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World's first bioprocessor uses 16 human brain organoids for ‘a million times less power’ consumption than a digital chip (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Seems like it's an ethical gray area. Some brain organoid have responded to light stimulus and there are concerns they might be able to feel pain or develop consciousness. (Full disclosure, I had no idea what an organoid even was before reading this and then did some quick follow up reading)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How complex does a neural net have to be before you can call any of its outputs 'pain'?

Start with a lightswitch with 'pain' written on a post-it note stuck to the on position, end with a toddler. Where's the line?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I think that's why it's a gray area. No one knows