Brain cells extracted from a rat have been wired to a computer. When exposed to a "training" session, they have been able to learn how to fly an F-22 fighter jet in simulated conditions ranging from calm to hurricane-force winds.
Scientists hope to gain an understanding of how networks of nerve cells do the intricate processing that is easy for brains, and next to impossible for computers. If they can program this into a computer, we may yet have computers with the power of a HAL 9000. Or Colossus.
(Hat tip: Instapundit.)
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