Developed by an international team of researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Exeter and Münster, the chip contains a network of artificial neurons and synapses that respond to light, rather than electrical inputs. This allows the chip to mimic the behaviour of human neurons and their synapses.
Matthew Mohr Studios designs 'As We Are', a public art installation that encourages visitors to address identity, gender, lifestyle and culture as they contemplate on a magnified image in their likeness, as well as on portraits of people across ethnicities and gender identities.