Living Brains, New Computers: The Organoid AI Frontier

A longform feature explores how lab-grown human brain organoids are advancing from disease models to prototypes of computing, with organoids that can connect, learn, and even power bio-computers by interfacing with hardware. While researchers debate ethics and whether such tissue could be conscious, the practical promise is clear: better drug testing models and energy‑efficient, biology‑based computing that could complement or rival traditional AI.