AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive

Per Longreads, scientists are growing miniature human brains in labs, using samples like skin, blood, or hair. These organoids, about the size of a seed, can send and receive electrical signals and even learn to anticipate them, making them programmable. The hope is that neurons could become an energy-efficient, resilient substrate for computing tasks like image recognition, potentially handling some work currently done by AI. As one researcher puts it, biology already offers the self-repairing and adaptable features you'd want from AI.

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