Commercially launched: World's first biological computer fuses living human brain cells with silicon hardware forming fluid neural networks

https://newatlas.com/brain/cortical-bioengineered-intelligence/

"Cortical Labs' CL1... learns quickly/ flexibly... new way assembling neurons... neurons seek connections producing energy-efficient, predictable outcomes, adapting producing random, chaotic electrical signal... simpler, more stable/ for longer, much more actively balances charge... lab-grown neurons placed on planar electrode array, 59 electrodes form basis of network, placed in rectangular life-support unit connected to software-based system... $35-85K, 850-1,000 W... medical science, technology"

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