This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
hooks it up to speakers
"ahhhAAAaahAhhh"
scientists: "hmm something must be bugged, let me fiddle with it some more"
I reject the notion of calling this a data center. A single rack with 20 little pods is not a data center.
They just want to be a data center, because data centers are currently on investor minds.
So deeply unethical it’s unreal.
16 mano-neters?
Anyone else read this:
Brain cells at work Traditional data centers rely on silicon processors and general-purpose Central Processing Units (CPUs). They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.
Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data. This consists of living neurons grown from stem cells. The neurons are connected to computing hardware via microelectrode arrays. These let electrical signals pass between the biological cells and digital systems.
And wonder what they were trying to say or why they said it this way?
Here is the part in question:
They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.
Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data.
Ok, AND? What does air cooling have to do with anything? Is wetware NON standard air cooling?
Either way, isnt this the section where you say Traditional Data Centers rely on electricity, and these rely on X, Y or Z? Nutrient baths? Sump pumps?
They copy-pasted part of the wikipedia to explain something they don't really understand.
Yeah especially since wetware systems basically use their foodbaths to carry away heat. It's not hard...but someone decided mentioning these things are "alive" might draw some ire
One day, we will look back to the time when people were allowed to die with tired unblinking eyes.
harnessing brainlike organoids
that sounds dangerously close to being a human
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 is definitely a grift.
it uses "wetware" ... to process information and support "AI" systems
Most importantly, "AI" doesn't exist. Secondly there is absolutely zero "AI" technologies that need "support" from these petri dishes.
the technology could complement AI
Hmmm... Later in the article it changes from "it uses to support AI" to "it could complement AI". Curious.
Actually the first quote from OP isn't even in the article. Did they update it because it's fake?
yo hold up, wetware is an actual thing? Since fucking when?
Quite some time now. Idk why they bother with making baby brains, when we have mostly functioning brains they can extract from us for cheap, to put into their kill and sex bots.
I was there. They let me take a picture of the tech.
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.
Yup, I ain't donating none of my DNA, stem cells or nothing. Sorry organ receiver, I don't want clones of me being used in endless hellish torment after I'm gone. Burn every trace of my existence, thanks. Gonna live like Jerome in Gataca, with a little vacuum cleaner to clean up after my skin cells.
Imagine this company landed the 23 and me database which was sold at open auction?
"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.
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"
They should use the neurons of the tech oligarchs if they’re so smart.
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.
Dear humanity,
Consider maybe not.
Thanks,
-A Human
This was signed off by an ethics review board...
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 🤷
Yay, torment nexus, and if it isn't yet, it will be soon.
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?
Behold, the incredibly efficient human. It eats garbage, live about 80 years, adapts to any fucking environment….
Yea but it’s just not expensive enough.
Oh so they are aiming for that evangelion shit . Cool cool cool Cool cool cool Cool cool cool
New grift just dropped
This research will be funding Chairs at university Ethics departments for decades to come.
