artifexFive-Year-Old Mini Brains Can Now Mimic a Kindergartener’s Neural Wiring. It’s Time to Talk Ethics.
Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids can feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?
MonkderVierteand how would we know?
Reasoning.
Does a ALU detect pain? Yes. Does it feel pain? No.
Just because it’s organic circuits doesn’t mean they suddenly develop consciousness. That requires secific circuitry and data processing facilities.
Let’s not pretend we understand the mechanics of consciousness. If you can prove what is required for consciousness, there’s at least a Nobel prize in it for you.
Now now. I don’t understand it completely. But good enough to exclude the neurogical equivalent to a microcontroller from having feelings.