世界各地的生物實驗室正利用人類幹細胞培育出大腦類器官，這些微型的神經組織擁有數以百萬計的神經元，能夠自發地建立連結並產生電訊號。當科技界正專注於以矽為基礎的人工智慧時，部分科學家已經開始探索生命物質的潛力，嘗試打造真正的生物計算系統。

澳洲的新創公司 Cortical Labs 成功開發出結合活體神經元與硬體的生物電腦，甚至訓練這些神經元遊玩《打磚塊》與《毀滅戰士》等電子遊戲。同時，約翰霍普金斯大學等學術機構則將大腦類器官應用於藥物開發與毒理測試，這比傳統的動物實驗更具準確性與實用價值。

雖然類器官智能的發展引發了關於意識和感知能力的倫理爭議，但多數研究人員認為這些哲學問題目前只是干擾。科學家更專注於其實際應用，期望未來能打造出具備自我修復且極度節能的生物運算硬體，從而超越傳統人工智慧的硬體限制。

Biological laboratories around the world are cultivating human brain organoids from stem cells, creating miniature neural tissues with millions of neurons that spontaneously form connections and generate electrical signals. While the tech industry focuses on silicon-based artificial intelligence, some scientists are exploring the potential of living matter to build genuine biological computing systems.

The Australian startup Cortical Labs has successfully developed biological computers that integrate living neurons with hardware, even training these neural cultures to play video games like Pong and Doom. Meanwhile, academic institutions like Johns Hopkins University are applying brain organoids to drug development and toxicology testing, offering a more accurate and practical alternative to traditional animal experiments.

Although the development of organoid intelligence has sparked ethical debates regarding consciousness and sentience, most researchers view these philosophical questions as current distractions. Scientists remain focused on practical applications, hoping to eventually build self-repairing and highly energy-efficient biological computing hardware that transcends the limitations of traditional artificial intelligence.