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Organoid Intelligence: Living Brain Computers Are Already Learning Domain: Technology / Future Forecast The line between biological and digital computation is dissolving faster than most people realize. In laboratories across three continents, clusters of human neurons — grown from stem cells into structures called brain organoids — are now performing computational tasks that would have seemed like science fiction five years ago. What Are Brain Organoids? Brain organoids are three-dimensional clusters of human neurons, typically grown from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Unlike flat cell cultures, these structures self-organize into layered architectures that mirror aspects of actual brain tissue. The most advanced organoids now contain millions of neurons forming functional synaptic networks. The key breakthrough wasn't growing them — it was connecting them to silicon. Using multi-electrode arrays (MEAs), researchers can both read neural activity and stimulate specific regions