First Organoid Intelligence (OI) workshop to form an OI community
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 16:59authored byPantoja, IEM, Smirnova, L, Muotri, AR, Wahlin, KJ, Kahn, J, Boyd, JL, Gracias, DH, Harris, TD, Cohen-Karni, T, Caffo, BS, Szalay, AS, Han, F, Zack, DJ, Etienne-Cummings, R, Akwaboah, A, Romero, JC, El Din, D-MA, Plotkin, JD, Paulhamus, BL, Johnson, EC, Frederic GilbertFrederic Gilbert, Curley, JL, Cappiello, B, Schwamborn, JC, Hill, EJ, Tornero, D, Krall, C, Parri, R, Sille, F, Levchenko, A, Jabbour, RE, Kagan, BJ, Berlinicke, CA, Huang, Q, Maertens, A, Herrmann, K, Tsaioun, K, Dastgheyb, R, Habela, CW, Vogelstein, JT, Hartung, T
The brain is arguably the most powerful computation system known. It is extremely efficient in processing large amounts of information and can discern signals from noise, adapt, and filter faulty information all while running on only 20 watts of power. The human brain's processing efficiency, progressive learning, and plasticity are unmatched by any computer system. Recent advances in stem cell technology have elevated the field of cell culture to higher levels of complexity, such as the development of three-dimensional (3D) brain organoids that recapitulate human brain functionality better than traditional monolayer cell systems. Organoid Intelligence (OI) aims to harness the innate biological capabilities of brain organoids for biocomputing and synthetic intelligence by interfacing them with computer technology. With the latest strides in stem cell technology, bioengineering, and machine learning, we can explore the ability of brain organoids to compute, and store given information (input), execute a task (output), and study how this a