The Lab-Grown brain learns Pong – Is this Biological Neural Network Sentient?
Leading neuroscientists claim that a pong playing clump of approximately a million cells is \”sentient\”. What does this mean? Why did they teach the brain grown in a laboratory to play pong? To study the biological self-organization that is at the core of intelligence, consciousness, and life. According to their website, they want \”to see what occurs.\”
CORRECTIONS/Clarifications:
– The cells aren’t directly frozen in liquid nitrogen — they are put in vials and stored in liquid nitrogen: https://www.atcc.org/products/pcs-201-010
It is widely accepted that some invertebrates like octopuses are sentient. Prominent scientists affirmed non-human consciousness in the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness: https://philiplow.foundation/consciousness/
Disclaimer: The explanations presented in this video represent the opinions of researchers or mine. We still have a long way to go before we fully understand how the brain, or even neurons work. One of the many possible explanations is that free energy exists.
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Footage from Cortical Labs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neV3aZtTgVM
NASJAQ’s interview with founder Hon Weng Chong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1R5k5QWPsY
Cortical Labs website: https://corticallabs.com.
Full paper on DishBrain: https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6
Paper on the free energy principle definition of sentience: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/22/5/516
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