Currently, Scientists basically grow human brains the size of peas (roughly 10,000 neurons strong) in labs from stem cells and make them play butterfly simulators and pong. The brains are rewarded/reinforced with positive stimuli and all that jazz.
en.m.wikipedia.org
Here’s a video from a research company that makes it’s organoid play the butterfly simulator:
youtu.be
It seems like the organoid in the above video “experiences” the world via the simulator.
This is in its infancy, and will only get bigger and more advanced. What are the political and ethical implications of this? Will they be used in wars, be treated like slaves as they reach larger sizes and sophistication etc?
imagine a being who’s integrated with AI technology and completely divorced from reality