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I feel like they probably could use another mammals neural cells and get similar results, but they use human cells because it'll get them attention - and that k
by sva_ 7mo ago
I feel like they probably could use another mammals neural cells and get similar results, but they use human cells because it'll get them attention - and that kind of rubs me the wrong way.
- hinkley 7mo agoWhoever thought people would become Dr Frankenstein for the karma.
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- ethmarks 7mo agoCounterpoint: a major use case for this technology would be to experiment on human brain structures to research and hopefully cure neurological diseases like Alzheimer's. If you want to cure Alzheimer's in humans, you might as well use human brain cells from the start. But yes, I agree that they're likely using human brain cells mainly because it's attention-getting.
- kdheiwns 7mo agoA more likely and immediate use case is having these mini humans autonomously pilot drones in which they'll kill big humans.
- hellzbellz123 7mo agoI could see the current admin using this as some sort of sick workaround to ethics. Not that they seem to care in the first place
- w4der 7mo agoKeep in mind that this is an Australian startup, and they already have some publications out on the ethics of doing this.
- drzaiusx11 7mo agoIf you have any of those publication details handy, a link or citation would be helpful.
- dqh 7mo agoIt's not the case at all - years ago we tested Pong with human neurons vs mouse neurons, and human neurons performed better. More importantly, they allow the study of the effect of external interventions (such as trial medicines) on the learned function of human neurons. So we spent years building a machine and software platform to facilitate this sort of research. The Doom project is mostly a bit of fun that demonstrates how quickly someone new to the field can see real results with our platform. Our data scientists believe that biological learning was demonstrated in this case.