20-04-2023, 06:57 AM
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‘Brain in a dish’ learns to play Pong, offers new way to discover drugs (with VIDEO)
20-04-2023, 06:57 AM
Osmond Chia
UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
SINGAPORE - Computer chips based on lab-grown brain cells could one day power artificial intelligence (AI) tools to discover new drugs without generating as much heat as normal computers.
That is the future imagined by Singapore-headquartered start-up Cortical Labs, which received a US$10 million (S$13.4 million) investment from venture capitalists to commercialise its patented biological intelligence operating system and release a run of prototypes by 2024.
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In a study published in scientific journal Neuron last December, Cortical Labs detailed how the neurons could be manipulated by electric charges to generate computing power in real time – when it learnt to play the retro video game Pong in five minutes.
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This marks the earliest known breakthrough in terms of a mini-brain plugged into a computer to perform tasks in a program, and it could eventually perform tasks beyond gaming.
The computer also paves the way for a new way to discover drugs. Testing computerised cells in a dish can produce more realistic results compared with traditional algorithms, allowing researchers to gather more data on how cells react to new drugs, said the researchers.
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The company’s early buyers are from the biotech industry, who will test the development of new drugs and disease models using the mini-brains, drawing from their ability to react like an organism, without the need for animal testing
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The company plans to eventually open data centres with cell-powered chips. As the neurons power the computer processing, the chips will not generate heat, unlike normal data centres which need to be cooled
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The company is also working with bioethicists to ensure that it does not create a conscious brain by mistake, or one that can feel pain.
https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/brain-...over-drugs
UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
SINGAPORE - Computer chips based on lab-grown brain cells could one day power artificial intelligence (AI) tools to discover new drugs without generating as much heat as normal computers.
That is the future imagined by Singapore-headquartered start-up Cortical Labs, which received a US$10 million (S$13.4 million) investment from venture capitalists to commercialise its patented biological intelligence operating system and release a run of prototypes by 2024.
......
In a study published in scientific journal Neuron last December, Cortical Labs detailed how the neurons could be manipulated by electric charges to generate computing power in real time – when it learnt to play the retro video game Pong in five minutes.
......
This marks the earliest known breakthrough in terms of a mini-brain plugged into a computer to perform tasks in a program, and it could eventually perform tasks beyond gaming.
The computer also paves the way for a new way to discover drugs. Testing computerised cells in a dish can produce more realistic results compared with traditional algorithms, allowing researchers to gather more data on how cells react to new drugs, said the researchers.
......
The company’s early buyers are from the biotech industry, who will test the development of new drugs and disease models using the mini-brains, drawing from their ability to react like an organism, without the need for animal testing
......
The company plans to eventually open data centres with cell-powered chips. As the neurons power the computer processing, the chips will not generate heat, unlike normal data centres which need to be cooled
......
The company is also working with bioethicists to ensure that it does not create a conscious brain by mistake, or one that can feel pain.
https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/brain-...over-drugs
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