Neural computers: Towards synthetic biological intelligence

该项目将生物脑细胞植入硅芯片，旨在融合人工智能和合成生物学领域，创造可编程的半机械人计算芯片。进一步是研究不同细胞的神经生物学方面，以确定促进神经计算的关键因素。这些研究的结果将对多个领域产生重大影响，如但不限于规划、机器人和高级自动化。这种基础技术的发展将使澳大利亚获得重大的战略优势，其潜在成果最早可于2040年实现。

Using biological brain cells embedded onto silicon chips, the project aims to merge the fields of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology to create programmable cyborg computing chips. Further is to investigate the neurobiological aspects of distinct cells to identify key factors that facilitate neural computation. The outcomes of such research would have significant implications across multiple fields such as, but not limited to, planning, robotics and advanced automation. Development of such fundamental technology would afford Australia a significant strategic advantage with potential results realisable as early as 2040.