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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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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 30 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Article claims they are human brain organoids, doesn't say where the source of them is. Are these grown, like most other neural computing systems, or are they actually taking matter from a human brain?

[–] Maven@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Organoids are largely homogenous lab-grown mini-organs.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So is it fair to call them human or is that just sensationalism in the article?

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They are neurons derived and grown from human skin cells iirc, so, kinda?

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

It's because they're human cells, as opposed to being rat cells or something

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not only is what I'm hearing.

[–] Setarkus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I think the "largely" only refers to the homogeneous part. I hope it does

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Here’s a video that starts with a good general overview of brain organoids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Pg56WWm5U

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[–] buttfarts@lemy.lol 2 points 5 months ago

pffft good luck getting my brain organoids to do your bidding... I am deeply tarded