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In the Rifters trilogy by author Peter Watts this is referred to as “head cheese” because cultured neurons resemble cheese at large scale. It’s used for big powerful AIs in that series and has a role in the plot.
Is the trilogy any good? Im just about to finish blindsight
Human brain in a jar? Any chance of sentience if we scale this up...?
> Kagan says Cortical Labs has seen strong interest from universities, startups, and government groups exploring applications in drug discovery, neurocomputation, AI acceleration, and Bitcoin mining. Really? Bitcoin mining?
That shows that the author understands nothing about either Bitcoin or neurons.
"The first 115 units will begin shipping this summer at $35,000 each"
From Cortical's home page [1]:
"We're a revolutionary biotech firm based in Melbourne, Australia."
Melbourne is the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria.
Part VIII, Section 38, paragraph (1) of the Victorian "Human Tissue Act 1982" says:
"Subject to this section, a person shall not sell, or agree to sell, tissue (including his own tissue) or the right to take tissue from his body."
Maybe you buy the device and they throw the brain cells in for free?
[1] https://corticallabs.com/company.html
[2] https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2...
> Kagan says Cortical Labs has seen strong interest from universities, startups, and government groups exploring applications in drug discovery, neurocomputation, AI acceleration, and Bitcoin mining. Really? Bitcoin mining?
That shows that the author understands nothing about either Bitcoin or neurons.
The CL1: the first code deployable biological computer (54 points, 28 days ago, 24 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43909418
Melbourne startup launches 'biological computer' made of human brain cells (54 points, 3 months ago, 37 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43261218
Cortical Labs: "Human neural networks raised in a simulation" (89 points, 2 years ago, 126 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37982175
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That shows that the author understands nothing about either Bitcoin or neurons.
Or Kagan doesn't?
Einstein might see strong interest from people exploring perpetual motion machines. It doesn't mean Einstein doesn't understand physics.
The article says: "The first 115 units will begin shipping this summer at $35,000 each" From Cortical's home page [1]: "We're a revolutionary biotech firm based in Melbourne, Australia." Melbourne is the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria. Part VIII, Section 38, paragraph (1) of the Victorian "Human Tissue Act 1982" says: "Subject to this section, a person shall not sell, or agree to sell, tissue (inclu…
> Kagan says Cortical Labs has seen strong interest from universities, startups, and government groups exploring applications in drug discovery, neurocomputation, AI acceleration, and Bitcoin mining. Really? Bitcoin mining?
That shows that the author understands nothing about either Bitcoin or neurons.