Scientists Believe , 'Organoid Intelligence' , Is the Future of Computing.<br />CNN reports that as part of a new field called <br />"organoid intelligence," a computer powered <br />by human brain cells could shape the future.<br />Organoids are lab-grown tissues <br />capable of brain-like functions, such as <br />forming a network of connections.<br />Brain organoids were first grown in 2012 by Dr. Thomas Hartung, a professor of environmental health and engineering, by altering human skin samples.<br />Brain organoids were first grown in 2012 by Dr. Thomas Hartung, a professor of environmental health and engineering, by altering human skin samples.<br />Computing and artificial intelligence<br />have been driving the technology <br />revolution but they are reaching a ceiling. , Dr. Thomas Hartung, professor of environmental health and <br />engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public <br />Health and Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore, via CNN.<br />Biocomputing is an enormous effort <br />of compacting computational power <br />and increasing its efficiency to push <br />past our current technological limits, Dr. Thomas Hartung, professor of environmental health and <br />engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public <br />Health and Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that despite being modeled after human <br />thought processes, artificial intelligence cannot <br />fully replicate the complexity of the human brain.<br />While supercomputers are capable of crunching massive amounts of data much faster than a human, the human brain still possesses a number of unique qualities. .<br />The brain is still unmatched by modern <br />computers. Brains also have an amazing <br />capacity to store information, estimated <br />at 2,500 (terabytes). We’re reaching <br />the physical limits of silicon computers <br />because we cannot pack more <br />transistors into a tiny chip, Dr. Thomas Hartung, professor of environmental health and <br />engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public <br />Health and Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore, via CNN.<br />The research describing the team's work <br />on organoid intelligence was published <br />February 28 in the journal 'Frontiers in Science.'
