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Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids can feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mimic

ethical concerns

My shadow puppet has all the same behaviors of my hand, which raises some alarming philosophical questions.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's oversimplifying things. These mini brains are made out of the same material of actual brains. They're not brain shadows.