Germany will present the world’s first code-deployable biological computer, no larger than a shoebox, at a first-class networking summit dedicated to the future of biointelligent value creation.
The neuron-based system, CL1, is based on DishBrain, an experimental platform by Australian startup Cortical Labs that utilizes a multi-electrode array (MEA) to embed living neurons into a virtual Pong game.
DishBrain connected 800,000 human and mouse neurons to a microelectrode platform, allowing the cells to interact and perform goal-directed tasks in real-time. CL1, on the other hand, integrates an equal number of human neurons with silicon chips to create what’s known as a synthetic biological intelligence system.
According to Brett Kagan, Cortical Labs’ CEO and one of the key developers of CL1, the system is the first biological computer enabling medical and research labs to test how real neurons process information.
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