Views on the distribution of consciousness influence ethical judgements toward brain organoids as biological computers: an exploratory study.
Neuroscience of Consciousness 2026 Jonathan Lomax Boyd, Eric Allen Jensen, Aaron Michael Jensen et al.
Biological computers, or 'biocomputers', are being engineered with brain organoids integrated with in silico hardware and software components. This technology promises to advance our mechanistic understanding of cognitive processes by embodying in vitro neural systems within virtual learning environments. Yet, biocomputers raise ethical and moral questions, such as whether evidence of...