To create the Pong-playing set-up, the team integrated brain stem cells cultured in the lab from either mice or humans into a silicon chip.

Brain cells in a dish integrated with a computer allowed the system to learn how to independently play Pong, a new study shows.

Researchers have managed to teach cyborg brains how to play Pong, and they learned faster than AIs have in the past.

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