What is it about?
In this post, I discuss the idea
and experimental use of technology interacting with living organisms and
organelles, such as how technology and its computing systems compare to those
of the nervous system of a living organism. I want to bring forward, the
experimentation and testing that involves the process of using living tissues
with technology and its computing systems. To potentially discuss and observe
if AI could use living tissues such as neurons to better itself and its
processing and compare AI that uses live tissue (Smart AI) to AI that just uses
computing software (Dumb AI)
PS:[I may have gotten too excited
about this, blog post so I have to make a second falling-up post]
Computing processing
to Computing Neurons
How computing works: is through the
process of many switches within silicon microchips, these “switches called
transistors that encode data in bits, or binary digits” (Gent 37). For
major stem nerds, some might understand what Binary is, for those who don’t
know Binary is the main computing language within all technology, it’s a
combinational use of 1’s, and 0’s. With these switches “a switch is open, and
electrical current is allowed to flow, this represents a 1. If it is closed and
the current is blocked it represents a 0.” (Gent 37) The way the transistors
are wired up allows for input of one or more bits and outputs one bit based on
its programming.
When comparing this to living
organisms, the most obvious example that compares would be the nervous system;
the job of the nervous system is to “process
data from the environment to direct allkinds of sophisticated animal [behavior].”
(Gent 37) The use of the nervous system isn’t the only way organisms can
compare to the computing of software and machinery; but individual cells also
have very similar methods of communication. Within a cell, there are “biomolecular
pathways that respond to incoming signals by switching genes on and off,
producing chemicals or self-organizing into complex tissues. And ultimately,
all of life’s incredible feats rely on DNA’s ability to store, replicate, and
transmit the genetic instructions that make them possible.” (Gent 37) I believe these
similarities could be interlinked and communicate with each other (the nervous
system, and electronic software). This could likely be done by electron communication
and the exchange of (Na+), the same way neurons communicate with electrons.
Biological Circuits
“The incredible thing about biology
is that if you take all the DNA that’s in 1 millilitre of bacteria, there’s
enough information storage for the entire internet and there are as many
circuits as billions of [silicon] processors, says Chris Voigt.”(Gent 37) It is understood that the
biological process that nature has is far superior to our storage with our
technological circuits, such as silicon microchips.
[It appears I have run into the maximum
words for this post, so I will continue this thought (Biological Circuits) in
PART 2 as well as dive into the other points that I have researched.]
Citations/References:
Gent, E. (2023).
Computing comes to life. New Scientist, 258(3442), 36–39.
https://doi-org.dml.regis.edu/10.1016/s0262-4079(23)01054-0
Alistair, N. (2018). Artificial
intelligence and the technologies of the next production revolution. In Oecd
(Ed.), OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2018 (1st ed.).
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6NDc3MjU5Ng==?aid=98655
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