Summary

Living cells have been used to create a biological computer that can control the movements of a robotic dog. Its creators say using cells to replicate the digital neural networks of AI models like ChatGPT – which are themselves modelled on biological brains – could create more efficient and adaptable computers. The start-up Cortical Labs has created and commercialised a biological computer called CL1 , which can be trained to navigate towards a target in a simulated 2D environment.

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