Lab-Grown Brain Cells Learn to Play 'Doom'

Australian researchers at Cortical Labs have successfully trained approximately 200,000 lab-grown human brain cells, housed on a silicon computer chip (CL1), to play the classic 1990s video game Doom. This achievement demonstrates the neurons' capacity for real-time adaptation to stimuli and goal-directed learning. The project highlights the potential for developing more sustainable and energy-efficient forms of intelligence, given the human brain's remarkable efficiency compared to current AI systems.