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   Humans as hardware - no, not the name of a new Matrix movie prequel but a   
   shocking idea about human tissue   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:34:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Welcome to the Matrix: Japanese researcher wants to use human soft tissue to   
   process data like a computer.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   In a study that blends biology and computing, a researcher from the Graduate   
   School of Engineering Science at Osaka University has come up with a concept   
   exploring how human muscles could be used as part of a computational system,   
   processing data and solving problems.    
      
   If the idea sounds like something out of The Matrix , thats not far off. The   
   study hints at a future where the human body becomes a part of the computing   
   environment, blurring the line between man and machine.    
      
   In a paper published on IEEE Xplore , Yo Kobayashi shares his research based   
   on reservoir computing, a computational framework that uses a fixed,   
   non-linear system (the "reservoir") to process time-based data, with only the   
   output layer requiring training. It relies on the natural properties of   
   physical systems to perform complex tasks and Kobayashi's research suggests   
   human soft tissue could be used to process information.   
      
   A different kind of machine   
      
   Instead of building a digital model, Yo Kobayashi looked at how real muscles   
   respond under strain, using ultrasound to track wrist movements in    
   volunteers.    
      
   These recordings showed how muscle tissue deforms and returns to its original   
   shape, offering a pattern that could be read as data.    
      
   "An ideal reservoir possesses both complexity and memory," explains Kobayashi   
   in an article on Tech Xplore . "Since the mechanical responses of soft tissue   
   inherently demonstrate stressstrain nonlinearity and viscoelasticity,    
   muscular tissue easily satisfies these criteria."    
      
   The system was tested on tasks typically used to benchmark machine learning   
   models. It was able to predict outcomes in nonlinear dynamic systems, showing   
   stronger performance than models that dont consider internal tissue behavior.    
      
   "One potential application area of this technology is wearable devices," says   
   Kobayashi. "In the future, it may be possible to use our own tissue as a   
   convenient computational resource. Since soft tissue is present throughout    
   the body, a wearable device could delegate calculations to the tissue,   
   enhancing performance."    
      
   The research is still in its early stages. There are comparatively few    
   studies that use living organisms as reservoirs, and until now, none that use   
   in vivo human tissue, Kobayashi says.    
      
   It's a fascinating concept, and one that opens the door to a future where   
   computing runs not just on silicon, but on people power.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/humans-as-hardware-no-not-the-name-of-a-new-matr   
   ix-movie-prequel-but-a-shocking-idea-about-human-tissue   
      
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