living tissue was trained to play doom

history of organoid intelligence oi ｡･ﾟﾟ･(>ω<)･ﾟﾟ･｡ organoid intelligence is an emerging field of biocomputing that uses 3d brain organoids mini brains from stem cells as biological hardware for learning info processing and computation. it blends neurobiology bioengineering and ai. the term and roadmap got popular in 2023 but roots go deeper (✿◕‿◕) early foundations early 1900s to 2010s 1907 henry van peters wilson showed sponge cells can self organize hinting at the self assembly behind organoids. 2000s induced pluripotent stem cells ipsc let us grow human cells without embryo ethics issues nobel 2012. 2012 2013 madeline lancaster and team created first cerebral organoids 3d structures mimicking developing human brain. thomas hartung started growing brain organoids around then too. early neuron culture experiments 2001 steve potter connected rat neuron cultures to a robot letting them explore the world. 2020s breakthroughs from pong to real biocomputers 2022 cortical labs in australia made dishbrain with 800000 neurons that learned to play pong showing goal directed behavior and synthetic biological intelligence (´｡• ω •｡`) february 2022 first oi workshop in baltimore led to the baltimore declaration an ethics manifesto. 2023 thomas hartung team published the key frontiers in science paper launching the term organoid intelligence with a roadmap for scaling interfaces and ethics. indiana university showed brainoware organoids recognizing speech at 78 percent accuracy with less training than silicon. 2025 2026 commercialization and cl1 march 2025 cortical labs released cl1 the first commercial biological computer with 200000 live human neurons built in life support lasting up to 6 months. it plays doom at beginner level with adaptation signs priced around 35k for labs. other players like finalspark offer cloud platforms with organoids. johns hopkins demonstrated basic learning and memory in organoids. current status and future oi is still early stage with small organoids simple behaviors not consciousness. big wins are super low energy use adaptability and potential for brain modeling drug testing without animals. ethical questions about sentience are hotly discussed. the field is growing fast from fun science to possible ai complement. winter 2026 is a cute time when cl1 and doom memes are everywhere but real (｡^_^｡) #larpochka #techtok #organoidintelligence #embodiedai #llm