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DishBrain Mixes Human and Mouse Brain Cells With AI, Receives Military Funding

An Australian research team associated with the Monash University and Cortical Labs has announced it has received around $600,000 in military-connected funding towards its BrainDish research: a project fusing human and mice brain cells in a hybrid (and not scary at all) system with potential AI applications.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 21, 2023

Australian DishBrain team wins $600,000 grant to merge AI with human brain cells

Team exploring field of synthetic biological intelligence hopes to create a machine that can ‘learn throughout its lifetime’ – despite concerns over the ‘existential risks’ of such technology

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2023

Brain cells in dish learn to play video game

ISLAMABAD: Neuroscientists have shown that lab-grown brain cells can learn to play the classic video game Pong, and could be capable of "intelligent and sentient behaviour".

Bangkok Post · Oct 19, 2022