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fallingfrog
on Aug 28, 2024
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Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available t...
Is the total mass of the organoids in your system greater than the mass of a single human brain?
actionfromafar
on Aug 28, 2024
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Envelope calculation: 1 brain worth of neurons would make 10 million instances available for hire, and at 500 USD per instance would give monthly recurring revenue (MRR) at 5 billion USD.
Not too bad for a startup!
eddd-ddde
on Aug 28, 2024
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Honestly I see "rent your brain compute for money" as a real thing in the future.
actionfromafar
on Aug 29, 2024
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I live that life now. It's a bit demeaning at times, but it beats physical hard labour.
finalspark
on Aug 29, 2024
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No, it is way less. Consider we have about 10'000 neurons per organoid while our brain has about 100 billion.
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