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Re:Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent ... by humansareok1 on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @10:12AM (#41379755)
How confident are you that these brain organoids are incapable of qualia and thus suffering?
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Re:Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent ... by Bluestein on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @10:20AM (#41379838)
Username relevant.-

PS. Also, while congratulating the company, I also wanted to appreciate and second the question ...

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Re:Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent ... by finalspark on Thursday August 29, 2024 @02:40AM (#41387983)
We have no information on this topic. Consider that at this time we have the number of neurons equivalent to a larva fly.
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Re:Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent ... by humansareok1 on Thursday August 29, 2024 @10:32AM (#41391212)
Flies have demonstrated signs of consciousness so if that's supposed to be reassuring, it's not.
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Re:Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent ... by gangorgasm on Friday August 30, 2024 @04:57AM (#41398916)
Compared to chips, where would flies be? 1 bit microcontroller level? Where our brain is tops of course (latest generation AMD or Intel)
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