Teaching cells and tissue to think an learn has been an ongoing process. Now, they have developed into the “toddler” stage of learning.
“In a remarkable breakthrough published in the journal Cell Reports, researchers were able to effectively coach lab-grown brains into solving the “cart-pole” problem. The cart-pole problem is an engineering benchmark used in robotics, artificial intelligence — and now cognitive science — to measure how effective systems are at processing information.
“The test basically involves balancing a broomstick upright on your palm. Gravity forces you to constantly adjust your position — move too much or not enough, and the broom falls. Every human needs to solve this problem in order to stand and walk upright. Luckily for us, we have our animal instincts (and more importantly, our inner ears) to guide us through; brain organoids have no such advantage.
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“In essence, their success proves that brain organoids are capable of goal-directed learning, similar to the kind of trial-and-error a toddler goes through as they learn to walk. It’s a remarkable achievement for brain science more broadly, coming some 120 years after Henry Van Peters Wilson tore his sponges to shreds.”
What this means is oblivious: More intelligent genetically engineered catgirls suitable for domestic adoption.
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