{"id":16199,"date":"2024-08-19T11:25:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T08:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/swiss-firm-offers-biocomputer-rentals-using-human-brain-cells\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T08:25:33","slug":"swiss-firm-offers-biocomputer-rentals-using-human-brain-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/swiss-firm-offers-biocomputer-rentals-using-human-brain-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Firm Offers Biocomputer Rentals Using Human Brain Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swiss company FinalSpark has developed a computer architecture from living biological matter\u2014<span data-descr=\"a miniature and simplified version of an organ created from stem cells under laboratory conditions\" class=\"old_tooltip\">organoids<\/span> of the human brain\u2014and is renting it to scientists for $500 a month, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/these-living-computers-are-made-from-human-neurons\">Live Science<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The aim is to create a solution for developing energy-efficient artificial intelligence models. FinalSpark co-founder Fred Jordan stated that using computers made from organic materials could be 100,000 times more efficient than traditional silicon technologies. <\/p>\n<p>Each organoid, measuring 0.5 mm in width, is connected to eight electrodes that stimulate neurons and link them to computer networks. The cells are exposed to the feel-good neurotransmitter dopamine to mimic the human brain&#8217;s reward system. <\/p>\n<p>Dopamine rewards and electrical stimulation train the organoid neurons, encouraging them to form new pathways and connections, similar to a living human brain.<\/p>\n<p>If this learning system is improved, it could eventually allow organoids to mimic artificial intelligence and perform functions of silicon-based central and graphics processing units, claims FinalSpark. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, the facility houses 2,000\u20133,000 organoids, which live for about 100 days. Their behavior is <a href=\"https:\/\/finalspark.com\/live\/\">broadcast live<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Research groups from 34 universities have requested permission to use the company&#8217;s biocomputers. Some study the activity of organoids, while others attempt to integrate them into artificial intelligence learning models.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Chinese scientists developed a robot with a lab-grown artificial brain. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swiss company FinalSpark has developed a computer architecture from living biological matter\u2014organoids of the human brain\u2014and is renting it to scientists for $500 a month, reports Live Science. The aim is to create a solution for developing energy-efficient artificial intelligence models. FinalSpark co-founder Fred Jordan stated that using computers made from organic materials could be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438],"class_list":["post-16199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"71","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}