The world is currently moving ahead in the race of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but Iran has now claimed to have gone one step further. Iranian scientists say they have achieved a major breakthrough in the field of Biological Intelligence (BI). This technology is based on living human neurons (nerve cells) prepared in a lab. This new technology is being called Organoid Intelligence (OI). If this claim proves to be true, it could bring a major change in the world of computing.
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What is Organoid Intelligence?
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Today’s computers work on silicon chips, coding, and digital data. But Iran claims that its new system runs on a network of living human cells. That is, instead of traditional computer chips, lab-prepared neurons are used in it. This is why it is also being called a ‘living computer’. After the emergence of this technology, Iran is also claiming to be included in the list of countries where America and Western countries have been considered ahead in this field so far.
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System can learn on its own like the human brain
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According to Ataollah Pour-Abbasi, chief scientist of Iran’s Brain Research and Technology team, scientists have developed an indigenous technology that allows neurons to be kept alive and developed in the lab. They claim that these cells work like the human brain. The most important thing is that this system does not require any coding or pre-written programs. It can learn on its own from its experiences, adapt itself according to new situations, and even remember things. That is, its working method is being described as similar to a child’s learning process.
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Faster than a supercomputer and requires millions of times less electricity
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Iranian scientists claim that this biological processor can be more effective than existing supercomputers in doing many tasks at once, i.e., parallel processing. Like the human brain, it can analyze many types of information at one time. Energy consumption is also being described as its biggest feature. It is claimed that while a lot of electricity and a large cooling system are required to run a supercomputer, this biological processor can work on about 1 million times less electricity. It runs on the natural biological energy of living cells.
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Why did the world become alert?
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After this claim by Iran, a new debate has started among security experts and policymakers. According to scientist Ataollah Pour-Abbasi, a knowledge-based enterprise in Iran has also prepared the initial live prototype of this technology. Although it will take time for it to reach general-purpose devices. Experts believe that if this technology is misused in the future, it can be used to make robots that can think like humans and make decisions themselves. This is why many security analysts are also seeing this as a potential military challenge.
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Benefits are huge, but dangers are not less either
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If this technology is successful, its use can bring major changes in fields like medicine, treatment of brain-related diseases, drug discovery, robotics, and complex data analysis. On the other hand, scientists believe that strict international rules and monitoring will also be necessary for such powerful technology so that it is not misused. Currently, this claim of Iran has become a topic of discussion all over the world. However, the real potential and independent scientific confirmation of this technology will be fully clear only after future research and testing.
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