A Biological Data Centre represents a new generation of computing infrastructure. Instead of relying solely on conventional silicon chips, it uses “wetware” — living biological neurons derived from stem cells — to process information and support AI systems. In contrast to traditional data centres, which depend on energy-intensive servers, biological computing offers the potential for significantly greater efficiency by harnessing brain-like organoids that can operate using only a fraction of the power required by digital computers.
Anyone else read this:
Brain cells at work Traditional data centers rely on silicon processors and general-purpose Central Processing Units (CPUs). They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.
Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data. This consists of living neurons grown from stem cells. The neurons are connected to computing hardware via microelectrode arrays. These let electrical signals pass between the biological cells and digital systems.
And wonder what they were trying to say or why they said it this way?
Here is the part in question:
They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.
Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data.
Ok, AND? What does air cooling have to do with anything? Is wetware NON standard air cooling?
Either way, isnt this the section where you say Traditional Data Centers rely on electricity, and these rely on X, Y or Z? Nutrient baths? Sump pumps?
Yeah especially cince wetware systems basically use their foodbaths to carry away heat. It’s not hard…but someone decided mentioning these things are “alive” might draw some ire
What happens when they grow a brain that has paranoid delusions and wants to destroy us all? What happens when there’s a shortage? Can people sell their loved ones to data centers for a high premium, rather than a burial or cremation?
What the fuck?? Did you read the article?
harnessing brainlike organoids
that sounds dangerously close to being a human
One day, we will look back to the time when people were allowed to die with tired unblinking eyes.
In the grimdark present of humanity…
We must sacrifice the newborns en masse!
So how many neurons would it take to consider forcing Windows Server to run on the wetware a crime against humanity?
yo hold up, wetware is an actual thing? Since fucking when?
Cool. I wonder what the maintenance looks like for those, and programming.
If it’s anything like me, it only needs sugar water and potato chips.
It’s ironic because no one can prove that our universe and existence there-in is not an identical hellscape used to power the ai of some larger more superior form of sentience.
Shut up and get on the gooble box
Imagine our overlords’ amusement when they see us create a simulation to enslave ourselves within their own simulation.
Are you suggesting our universe is just slavery with extra steps?
I mean the best way to keep prisoners content is to never let them know they’re in a prison 🤷
As grim as it sounds, this is probably just a grift. It sounds like they’re using stem cells as wires, and they’ll die eventually. There’s some ai word salad in the article too.
Came here looking for a comment referencing Neelix cheese… And I’m disappointed. I expected more from y’all. Where’s my niche Star Trek Voyager reference?
They all died with Tuvix
This was signed off by an ethics review board…
Ah these guys. Weren’t they the ones using electo shock therapy on their “organoids” to “teach” (force) them to play Doom?
https://hwbusters.com/news/human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/
And didn’t said organoids mysteriously “fire” the moment someone walked into the lab?
Nah, it’ll be fine.
Hey, here’s a cool idea. Why not take “samples” from “neurodivergent” children (let’s say… 1500cm^3… throw in some spinal cord), finely sliced, and bathe them in Adderal, Dr Fucking Mengele. Just think how “on task” the compute will be!
In fairness, the ScienceAlert piece notes that if any start to show signs of consciousness, they will “consider” shutting the project down.
Which is reassuring in the way that a fire extinguisher on a rocket is reassuring.
PS: sorry if I was unclear. STOP FUCKING CREATING BRAINS IN A VAT, YOU FUCKING MONSTERS.
Yup, I ain’t donating none of my DNA, stem cells or nothing. Sorry organ receiver, I don’t want clones of me being used in endless hellish torment after I’m gone. Burn every trace of my existence, thanks. Gonna live like Jerome in Gataca, with a little vacuum cleaner to clean up after my skin cells.
Imagine this company landed the 23 and me database which was sold at open auction?
They were also engineered to be deficient in a protein that’s essential for the normal function of neurons.
Given the careful engineering of the organoids to inhibit normal function, the researchers are not worried at this stage. However, if any start to show signs of consciousness, they will consider shutting the project down.
Making them stupid so they don’t appear “human”
“if they show signs of consciousness we’ll shut it down” is so absolutely batshit especially when you consider people like me learned while in school that fish don’t feel any pain.
We were extremely confidently incorrect about that one…
This is fucking abhorrent.
Heh the angel of death got to live out a full life. I mentioned this in another post; don’t be surprised if your brain gets cross sectioned and scanned before being cremated.
I’m pretty sure they want Pantheon as the endgame. Xeroscaping your brain into an image, an image they can spin up and make you work in VR forever.
That would suck so bad. I hope someone will give me a double tap and destroy mine when I pass.
You sure we haven’t been already?
Ah. This is a simulation.
We must have done something heinous in “the real.”
Or you opposed roko’s Basilisk.
Yeah, that checks out.
I’m sure it’s been going on for a while at this point
