Ep. 25 - The Bioshock of AI
From In the Long Run by Joao Dias Ferreira, Marie Bemler, Jim Tolman
March 21, 2026 · 48 min · Season 1 · Episode 25
About this episode
The episode explores advancements in AI and biological computing, including brain emulation and AI's role in personalized medicine.
Brain cells on a chip learning to play Doom: early signs of biological computing as an alternative to silicon chips Embodied intelligence through a simulated fly: testing whether cognition needs a body and environment Brain emulation and when can we upload our mind into a computer? AI supporting personalised cancer treatment for a dog AI running its own research loops: Karpathy’s autoresearch as a glimpse of autonomous experimentation 1M context windows: longer memory changing how AI systems handle tasks and reduce manual setup (RAG) Jensen Huang creates "Safe" version of OpenClaw
People in this episode
Hosts: Joao Dias Ferreira, Marie Bemler, Jim Tolman
Topics covered
- biological computing
- embodied intelligence
- brain emulation
- AI in cancer treatment
- autonomous experimentation
- context windows in AI
Keywords
- biological computing
- AI
- brain emulation
- cancer treatment
- autonomous experimentation
- context windows
- Doom
- Bioshock
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenClaw, AI
Products: Doom
Books & works: Bioshock
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