Strawberry Plants as Computers Spark Debate on Physical Reservoir Computing

A Scientific Reports study shows a strawberry plant with 8 leaf sensors can act as a physical reservoir computer, sparking debate over whether brains—and even trees—count as computers, with the author arguing the definition of computation is inherently fuzzy.

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