News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 'Biocomputer' combines lab-grown brain tissue with electronic hardware. Parent comment

Re:'Biocomputer' combines lab-grown brain tissue with electr... by Coder1996 on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:10AM (#38629458)
Well, this is just neuronal tissue that as far as we know, is only capable of what it has been trained to do. It has no emotions, no human experience.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:'Biocomputer' combines lab-grown brain tissue with electr... by ArekDymalski on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:04PM (#38630325)
But as we are not able to define the moment when neuronal tissue starts to feel emotions and to have experience, there's a risk that further development of this tech won't be stopped before we reach this moment and that is a serious ethical issue.
[ Parent | on HN ]