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What does open-loop mean in this study?

The experiment applied predetermined encoded stimuli and measured responses; it did not demonstrate a feedback loop in which an organoid learned from outcomes or changed its behavior through training.

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Organoids Classified Braille Patterns in a Small Experiment. They Did Not Learn to Read

A Bristol team encoded Braille patterns into stimulation for brain organoids. Its classifier result shows no learning or language comprehension.

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