Scientists Create Hybrid Biochip for Speech Recognition Using Human Brain Cells
Brain organoids, clusters of human brain cells grown in a dish, have been successfully connected to an electronic chip and used to carry out simple computational tasks, including rudimentary speech recognition. Researchers at Indiana University Bloomington developed a brain organoid from stem cells and connected it to an AI tool through their setup called Brainoware. The hybrid system demonstrated the ability to process, learn, and remember information, although with lower accuracy compared to artificial neural networks. While the study showcases the potential of brain organoids for biocomputing, challenges remain in terms of long-term information processing and learning capabilities, as well as the complex task of generating and maintaining brain cell cultures.
