Modern Frankenstein: living computers.

“ Researchers are uncovering ways that fungi can process and retain electrical information. The work points toward a radically different approach to computing (Artist’s concept). Credit: SciTechDaily.com” (ScitechDaily, Scientists Create Living Computers Powered by Mushrooms)

Living computers: what is the difference between life and machine? 

A Brain in a Vat is a thought experiment. Of the brain that lives under a glass dome in the laboratory. That brain communicates with computers using microchips that Elon Musk and his company are developing. Those brains observe their environment through the surveillance systems. And that tha causes an interesting idea about the robot that is controlled by living neurons. This thing means that the robot body and its sensors are connected to living neural tissue. 

The mushroom gives energy and power for new biological microchips. And that thing makes the new morphing networks possible. Mycellium networks can fix themselves. If they face some kind of damage. The mushroom-powered computers are promising tools for highly advanced computing. The thing. That mycelium networks can act as computers is one of the most interesting ideas that we can imagine. When we think about things like neural networks and thinking computers, we can imagine the networks where the mycelium can give electricity to microchips. But. There are more advanced visions about that kind of machine. 

The living computers can be at least as intelligent as humans. Researchers develop “mini brains” on the nutrient bed. Those neurons are created using cloning technology. By using genetic engineering. It's possible to create a lot of neurons in a short period. Bioprinting systems can create full-scale human brains in quite a short period. Those brains might not look like human brains. They can be platforms. There are the same number of neurons as in human brains. The system requires nine layers. The cortex, midbrain, and the system are the vertical data processing structures. The system needs three. Of those three-layer groups to act like the human brain. Two main structures mimic the cerebrum, and the smaller part acts as the cerebellum. 

“A brain in a vat” (Wikipedia, Brain in a vat)

And it's possible. To interconnect those mini-brains under one neural network. And of course, mycelium can be used to interconnect those mini-brains together. Mycelium can also feed those neurons. The system can be used. The AI encodes and decodes information that it transfers between the living layer and the computer. And the computer can program those neurons. 

The mycelium can simply feed neurons that are growing on the nutrient bed. This means that the mushroom can deliver nutrients into the brain in the vat. In some visions. The living brains. On the life support platform. The brain can get its nutrients from the fungi. These kinds of systems can be more intelligent than humans ever can be. These kinds of systems allow researchers to connect living brains with robot bodies. And maybe the next-generation cyborgs are robots. They are using living brains to control their operations. The brain structure communicates with the AI by using the BCI (Brain-Computer Interface). 

These kinds of systems can make it possible to create a real-life Darth Vader. The robot's body must have a system that gives nutrients to the brain. Then there must be a system that turns nutrients suitable for bone marrow in the tank. The bone marrow creates artificial blood and immune cells whose mission is to protect living brain tissue. These kinds of systems are modern Frankenstein. They are terrifying but possible to create. Hybridization with machines and computers. Are opening visions, and all of them are not bright. But as we know, the brightest minds have darkest shadows. 

https://scitechdaily.com/mini-brains-uncover-a-hidden-protein-that-may-spark-dementia/

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-create-living-computers-powered-by-mushrooms/

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-grow-mini-brains-in-the-lab-find-potential-treatment-path-for-fatal-neurological-disease/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_in_a_vat