Living computers work together to outsmart AI
Cortical Labs presented a new system where fifteen biological computers link together in Washington, D.C.
Cortical Labs introduced HIVE at the International Conference on Organoid Intelligence held in Washington, D.C. this week. The system connects fifteen CL1 biological computers to create a collective network of human neurons.
While teamwork does not always guarantee success in human projects, these machines sorted tasks efficiently on their own. The lab-cultivated neurons figured out solutions once they joined a larger network without direct teaching from scientists.
Testing symbol recognition showed that linking seven computers increased accuracy from roughly 80% to 99%. Another test guided a digital avatar across a maze to locate a designated goal point using the hive mind approach.
Conventional AI algorithms achieved only 32% of the top possible points while individual biological computers reached 40%. When several biological computers worked together to choose moves, the final score jumped to around 70% in the trial.