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Podcast: The Confessionals
Episode: Did Science Just Create a Conscious AI?
Description: Scientists just unveiled a computer powered by human brain cells, and it’s more terrifying than you think! The CL1 biological computer from Cortical Labs merges lab-grown neurons with AI, raising massive questions about sentience, ethics, and the future of artificial intelligence. Is this the next step toward machine consciousness, or are we playing with fire?
In this episode, we break down:
🧠 How this “brain in a box” works
⚠️ The ethical dangers of merging biology with computing
🤖 Could this lead to sentient AI—or something worse?
But that’s not all! We’re also diving into:
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