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

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

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September 5, 2025
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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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