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Five-Year-Old Mini Brains Can Now Mimic a Kindergartener’s Neural Wiring. It’s Time to Talk Ethics. (singularityhub.com)

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Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids can feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?

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[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Let's not pretend we understand the mechanics of consciousness. If you can prove what is required for consciousness, there's at least a Nobel prize in it for you.