A Biological Data Centre represents a new generation of computing infrastructure. Instead of relying solely on conventional silicon chips, it uses “wetware” — living biological neurons derived from stem cells — to process information and support AI systems. In contrast to traditional data centres, which depend on energy-intensive servers, biological computing offers the potential for significantly greater efficiency by harnessing brain-like organoids that can operate using only a fraction of the power required by digital computers.
harnessing brainlike organoids
that sounds dangerously close to being a human
So how many neurons would it take to consider forcing Windows Server to run on the wetware a crime against humanity?
One day, we will look back to the time when people were allowed to die with tired unblinking eyes.
In the grimdark present of humanity…
We must sacrifice the newborns en masse!
Cool. I wonder what the maintenance looks like for those, and programming.
If it’s anything like me, it only needs sugar water and potato chips.
yo hold up, wetware is an actual thing? Since fucking when?
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.
Imagine our overlords’ amusement when they see us create a simulation to enslave ourselves within their own simulation.
Are you suggesting our universe is just slavery with extra steps?
I mean the best way to keep prisoners content is to never let them know they’re in a prison 🤷
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?
They all died with Tuvix
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.
This was signed off by an ethics review board…
they will soon to use real human brains eventually.
Soon? Human brains power this simulation
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?
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.
They were also engineered to be deficient in a protein that’s essential for the normal function of neurons.
Given the careful engineering of the organoids to inhibit normal function, the researchers are not worried at this stage. However, if any start to show signs of consciousness, they will consider shutting the project down.
Making them stupid so they don’t appear “human”
“if they show signs of consciousness we’ll shut it down” is so absolutely batshit especially when you consider people like me learned while in school that fish don’t feel any pain.
We were extremely confidently incorrect about that one…
This is fucking abhorrent.
Heh the angel of death got to live out a full life. I mentioned this in another post; don’t be surprised if your brain gets cross sectioned and scanned before being cremated.
I’m pretty sure they want Pantheon as the endgame. Xeroscaping your brain into an image, an image they can spin up and make you work in VR forever.
That would suck so bad. I hope someone will give me a double tap and destroy mine when I pass.
You sure we haven’t been already?
Ah. This is a simulation.
We must have done something heinous in “the real.”
Or you opposed roko’s Basilisk.
Yeah, that checks out.
I’m sure it’s been going on for a while at this point
Oh so they are aiming for that evangelion shit . Cool cool cool Cool cool cool Cool cool cool
the star trek repair station, it abduct aliens and uses brains of humans to power its AI.
What.
