AI Models Built From Rat Brains Just Got Closer to Reality
The Biological Computing Company is bringing its AI tools to Amazon Web Services in a major boost for a once-fringe field that aims to marry nature with code.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers will soon have the opportunity to use The Biological Computing Company's "rat brain" AI model as part of a limited preview. The startup's technology aims to enhance AI capabilities, particularly in video generation. Co-founder Alexander Ksendzovsky explains that they have found a way to code information, such as images, into biological material and observe how biology processes it, which they then replicate.
AWS is not the first to offer biologically-inspired computing, as it also collaborates with Cortical Labs, an Australian company that uses lab-grown neurons alongside silicon chips for data processing. Cortical Labs sells a pricey "biological computer" that maintains neuron activity for six months, making it suitable for lab use.
The Biological Computing Company, founded four years ago by two neuroscientists and neurosurgeons, has secured $50 million in funding so far, including a recent $25 million investment. The company's focus on video generation started from a scientific and practical standpoint, as visual information can be easily mapped onto the grid of multi-electrode silicon arrays used by the company.
This approach allows for a comparison to existing open-source AI models, enabling early assessment of whether the technology offers a meaningful scientific advancement. However, challenges remain in scaling this technology to generate longer-form videos while maintaining consistency and fidelity.
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