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Computer with 800,000 human neurons launches for $35,000

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 04, 2025
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Cortical Labs' CL1

Australian company Cortical Labs launched the world's first commercial biological computer made from human brain cells fused with silicon hardware.

As reported in New Atlas, the CL1 uses 800,000 lab-grown human neurons on electrode arrays to create dynamic neural networks that learn and adapt more quickly than traditional AI while using…

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