Episode Details

Background

On March 10th, 2026, DayOne announced that it will build biological data centers in Singapore and Melbourne. "Biological" here means that the computational infrastructure will involve live human neurons grown on silicon chips, maintained by life support systems that keep the cells alive through nutrient delivery and waste removal. Human brain cells are efficient information processors, and it is not surprising that commercial interests have begun to take notice. Cortical Labs, the "Wetware-as-a-Service" company discussed in prior posts (here and here), is the company supplying the CL1 biocomputers. DayOne's Singapore facility has the potential to scale up over time to house 1,000 units of CL1, representing a deal that could grow to be worth tens of millions of dollars.[1]

DayOne is one of the fastest-growing data center operators in the world, with plans to raise a $5 billion IPO in the United States later this year at a targeted $20 billion valuation. By shifting workloads from pure silicon to increasingly sophisticated configurations of human brain matter, companies like DayOne may be able to offer cloud computing services in a more energy-efficient manner. They can frame these operations as sustainability initiatives, given that, as they state in their official [...]

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Outline:

(00:11) Background

(02:41) The Problem

(03:32) Proposal

(03:43) Next Steps

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First published:
March 15th, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/j5DoCeiedvNgYmgM2/brain-farming-is-no-longer-hypothetical

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.