Could computers someday function with real brains?

Biocomputing, a field that combines artificial intelligence with neuroscience, aims to create machines that use real biological neurons and can reason and create ideas like humans, potentially revolutionizing the capabilities of AI and reducing energy consumption by a significant amount.

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