Biotech startup Cortical Labs is developing data centers powered by human brain cells instead of traditional silicon chips. This innovative approach aims to address the massive energy consumption of artificial intelligence by exploring biological computing alternatives.

Scientists Train Lab-Grown Human Brain Cells To Play Doom Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a development that sounds like a Black Mirror script, Australian biotech firm Cortical Labs has taught clusters of human brain cells – grown in a lab – to interact with the iconic video game Doom. With roots in earlier work that had these “mini-brains” mastering Pong, the leap to Doom signals rapid progress in biological computing. Critics worry this tech, backed by agend...