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The $1 Trillion Question: Can Living Chips Replace Silicon? | Dr. Hon Weng Chong & Cortical Labs

Author
Anthony Sar
Published
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/waves-inthe-finoverse/episodes/i-raied-10m-to-help-you-rent-a-brain-dr-hon-weng-chong-corti

Dr. Hon Weng Chong is the CEO and Founder of Cortical Labs, the company pioneering computers powered by living neurons. A physician turned technologist, Dr. Hon’s path began with projects like bringing Xbox consoles to children’s hospitals and creating diagnostic tools for childhood pneumonia.


Today, Cortical Labs has raised over $10M to build the CL1, a bio-computer powered by 200,000 human brain cells that can learn to play Pong in minutes. Researchers can rent access for about $300 a week, a glimpse into a future where biological machines may outlearn silicon by adapting in real time with far less data.


Join Anthony Sar, CEO and Co-Founder of Finoverse, for a conversation with Dr. Hon Weng Chong on the science, ethics, and implications of building neuron-powered machines, and why the next frontier of AI might not be silicon at all.


Connect with us here:

1. Dr. Hon Weng Chong- https://www.linkedin.com/in/hochong/

2. Anthony Sar- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonysar/

3. Finoverse- https://www.linkedin.com/company/finnovasia/


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