Scientists Believe , 'Organoid Intelligence' , Is the Future of Computing.
CNN reports that as part of a new field called "organoid intelligence," a computer powered by human brain cells could shape the future.
Organoids are lab-grown tissues capable of brain-like functions, such as forming a network of connections.
Brain organoids were first grown in 2012 by Dr. Thomas Hartung, a professor of environmental health and engineering, by altering human skin samples.
Brain organoids were first grown in 2012 by Dr. Thomas Hartung, a professor of environmental health and engineering, by altering human skin samples.
Computing and artificial intelligence have been driving the technology revolution but they are reaching a ceiling.
, Dr. Thomas Hartung, professor of environmental health and engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore, via CNN.
Biocomputing is an enormous effort of compacting computational power and increasing its efficiency to push past our current technological limits, Dr. Thomas Hartung, professor of environmental health and engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore, via CNN.
CNN reports that despite being modeled after human thought processes, artificial intelligence cannot fully replicate the complexity of the human brain.
While supercomputers are capable of crunching massive amounts of data much faster than a human, the human brain still possesses a number of unique qualities.
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The brain is still unmatched by modern computers.
Brains also have an amazing capacity to store information, estimated at 2,500 (terabytes).
We’re reaching the physical limits of silicon computers because we cannot pack more transistors into a tiny chip, Dr. Thomas Hartung, professor of environmental health and engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore, via CNN.
The research describing the team's work on organoid intelligence was published February 28 in the journal 'Frontiers in Science.'
