But the more sophisticated those artificial neural networks become, the more powerful they get, and the more we rely on them, thethat connects to living, pulsing brain cells and, according to its makers, uses far less energy than traditional, bit-based computers as a result.
FinalSpark is not the first outfit to try connecting probes to biological systems, or attempt to reliably program neural networks so they perform specific input-output functions on command. "Over the past three years, the Neuroplatform was utilized with over 1,000 brain organoids, enabling the collection of more than 18 terabytes of data," FinalSpark co-founder Fred Jordan and his colleaguesWhile the end goal may be new, energy-efficient computing approaches, for now the system is being used to enable researchers to run lengthy experiments on brain organoids, just like its predecessors.