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Questioning the ethics of computer chips that use lab-grown human neurons

#artificialintelligenceAug-4-2022, 16:50:20 GMT

A journalist asks: "What technological advance allowed such huge performance gains?" The chief executive replies: "We created a new biological chip using lab-grown human neurons. These biological chips are better than silicon chips because they can change their internal structure, adapting to a user's usage pattern and leading to huge gains in efficiency." Another journalist asks: "Aren't there ethical concerns about computers that use human brain matter?" Although the name and scenario are fictional, this is a question we have to confront now.

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