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Story summary
- Cortical Labs, an Australian biotech startup, taught living human brain cells to play the video game Doom, expanding on its earlier Pong achievement.
- The demonstration occurred in under a week using a Python-based API, with the neurons learning and adapting, though their interpretation of stimuli remains unclear.
- Experts highlight the development's potential for controlling robotic systems.
- Researchers emphasize the breakthrough's importance for understanding biological computing's capabilities.
