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Neuroscience · ι Far horizon

Wetware computer

A wetware computer performs computation using living biological material — networks of cultured neurons or engineered cells — interfaced with electronics, blending biological and digital processing.

Field
Neuroscience
Horizon
ι Iota · 2035–2042
Lead center
Mind & Neurotechnology
Maturity
Research frontier — early-stage, high-uncertainty
Why it matters

Living neural networks learn and adapt with extraordinary energy efficiency, offering a path to brain-like computing and to understanding biological intelligence.

Where it stands

Researchers have trained dishes of neurons to perform simple tasks; scaling, longevity, and control are early-stage.

How ASIZ approaches it

The discovery loop, applied.

Through the Mind & Neurotechnology center, ASIZ aims the discovery loop at wetware computer: frontier models survey the literature and simulate the possibilities, rank the experiments most likely to resolve the open questions, and partner labs run the decisive ones — with results shared openly.