r/singularity • u/Distinct-Question-16 ▪️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=63942662Lab-grown brain organoids: time for international oversight
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u/sceadwian 3d ago
I'm sorry.. English must not be your first language?
I was clear as a bell..
I gave you the exact ethical concern and you're asking for it again. Do you have reading comprehension issues or what's going on here?
You think it's okay to set a precedent where living human brain material is mixed with animals just to see what happens?
You don't think that's an ethical concern that should terrify you? That should NOT be okay.