Cortical Labs' DishBrain neurons (human and mouse, not rat) learned to play Pong under a free-energy framing
Documented What these labels mean →The host says Cortical Labs grew rat neurons on electrode arrays and used Karl Friston's free energy principle to make them play Pong-like tasks, and the guest adds the company moved to human stem-cell neurons. A 2022 Neuron study from Cortical Labs with Friston as senior author reported human and mouse neurons learning Pong; the host's 'rat' and 'Pac-Man' details do not match, and the company's CL1 product uses human neurons.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
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| corroborates | sciencedaily.com | Oct 2022 Neuron study: human and mouse neurons in a dish learned Pong. |
| corroborates | neurosciencenews.com | Describes system, Friston free energy framing; coverage notes human cells did slightly better. |
| none found | — | No source for rat neurons or Pac-Man; primary Neuron page not fetched (PubMed blocked). |
Sources
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| Deep Prasad - AI as alien technology (American Alchemy, 2026) | asserts | 00:43:37 |
Claim
The host says Cortical Labs grew rat neurons on electrode arrays and used Karl Friston's free energy principle to make them play Pong-like tasks, and the guest adds the company moved to human stem-cell neurons. A 2022 Neuron study from Cortical Labs with Friston as senior author reported human and mouse neurons learning Pong; the host's 'rat' and 'Pac-Man' details do not match, and the company's CL1 product uses human neurons.