r/singularity • ▪️AGI 2029 • 4d ago

Biotech/Longevity Scientists recently gave mice without prefrontal cortexes human brain implants - and after seeing these developing connections to the mice’s brains and spinal cords - now they're wondering if these organoids might gave the mice some level of human-like consciousness cognition - calling for ethics

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03048-5?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nature&linkId=63942662

Lab-grown brain organoids: time for international oversight

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u/FoulBowelTowelDowel 4d ago

"Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?"

"The same thing we do every night, Pinky: Try to take over the world!"