00:0016 human brains grown in laboratories constitute the first living computer in the world.
00:03Final Spark, the Swiss startup behind this bio-computer,
00:06claims that it uses a million times less energy than a digital computer processor.
00:10It has also launched an online platform allowing researchers to conduct remote experiments via a server.
00:14This bio-computer is possible thanks to organoids, miniature versions of real organs grown in laboratories
00:19from living cells to reproduce the forms and functions of an organ.
00:22Thus, by taking cells from a human brain,
00:24these researchers have made many brains that they can use for calculation,
00:27and there is even a system that provides food and water to cells to keep them alive for a hundred days.
00:31Final Spark claims that its bio-processors consume a million times less energy than traditional processors.
00:36With the development of AI, researchers are exploring solutions to reduce energy consumption
00:41in order to protect the climate and infrastructures.
00:43Indeed, AI should consume 3.5% of global electricity by 2030.
00:47The human brain, consuming far less than a computer, could be an energy alternative to AI.
00:51However, the use of organoid brains raises ethical questions
00:54such as the possibility that it develops a conscience or emotions.
00:56Research is only at its beginning, for the moment we do not have a concrete answer.
00:59And you, what do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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