A Biological Data Centre represents a new generation of computing infrastructure. Instead of relying solely on conventional silicon chips, it uses “wetware” — living biological neurons derived from stem cells — to process information and support AI systems. In contrast to traditional data centres, which depend on energy-intensive servers, biological computing offers the potential for significantly greater efficiency by harnessing brain-like organoids that can operate using only a fraction of the power required by digital computers.

  • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    Anyone else read this:

    Brain cells at work Traditional data centers rely on silicon processors and general-purpose Central Processing Units (CPUs). They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.

    Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data. This consists of living neurons grown from stem cells. The neurons are connected to computing hardware via microelectrode arrays. These let electrical signals pass between the biological cells and digital systems.

    And wonder what they were trying to say or why they said it this way?

    Here is the part in question:

    They typically use standard air cooling to handle cloud computing, web hosting, and database storage workloads.

    Biological computing, in contrast, uses wetware to process data.

    Ok, AND? What does air cooling have to do with anything? Is wetware NON standard air cooling?

    Either way, isnt this the section where you say Traditional Data Centers rely on electricity, and these rely on X, Y or Z? Nutrient baths? Sump pumps?

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      6 days ago

      Yeah especially since wetware systems basically use their foodbaths to carry away heat. It’s not hard…but someone decided mentioning these things are “alive” might draw some ire

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      Quite some time now. Idk why they bother with making baby brains, when we have mostly functioning brains they can extract from us for cheap, to put into their kill and sex bots.

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    5 days ago

    hooks it up to speakers

    “ahhhAAAaahAhhh”

    scientists: “hmm something must be bugged, let me fiddle with it some more”

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    7 days ago

    Came here looking for a comment referencing Neelix cheese… And I’m disappointed. I expected more from y’all. Where’s my niche Star Trek Voyager reference?

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    It’s ironic because no one can prove that our universe and existence there-in is not an identical hellscape used to power the ai of some larger more superior form of sentience.

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    5 days ago

    I reject the notion of calling this a data center. A single rack with 20 little pods is not a data center.

    They just want to be a data center, because data centers are currently on investor minds.