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Australian DishBrain researchers receive more than $400K to merge AI with human brain cells
 [FoxNews] Melbourne scientists grow human brain cells on silicon chipsA team of researchers in Australia has been awarded more than $403,000 in federal funding to merge human brain cells with artificial intelligence. Melbourne's Monash University, which led the research into growing human brain cells on silicon chips, said in a release that the money came from the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants Program. The program was led by Turner Institute Associate Professor Adeel Razi and is a collaboration with start-up Cortical Labs. It involves growing around 800,000 brain cells living in a dish, which are then "taught" to perform goal-directed tasks. Last year, the cells' ability to play the game Pong while living in a dish received international attention. The scientists published those findings in the journal "Neuron." "This new technology capability in the future may eventually surpass the performance of existing, purely silicon-based hardware," Razi explained. Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-23 |
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