> In this case, these stem cells are coaxed to grow into blobs of brain tissue, without anything resembling thoughts, emotions, or consciousness.

Sure, I'm skeptical that organoids are anywhere near being capable of thought or emotion, but I don't see how it's acceptable that TFA can just assert so as fact with no further elaboration. Are the organoids developed enough to produce connections between neurons and show electrical activity by the stage they develop eye-like structures? If there's nothing like that, cool, no problem. However, if they do have that level of development, how exactly do you prove they have no subjective experience?