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Fruit fly brain simulated, plays "Bad Apple!!"

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Researchers have successfully simulated the entire brain of a fruit fly, a significant feat in neuroscience. This simulated fruit fly brain was then trained to play the classic arcade game "Bad Apple!!". The simulation represents a major step towards understanding and replicating complex biological neural networks. AI

IMPACT This simulation could inform future AI architectures by providing insights into biological neural processing.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a research simulation of a biological brain, which falls under the research category. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Fruit fly brain simulated, plays "Bad Apple!!"

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/SALM0N_SLD ·

    They simulated a fruit fly’s entire brain… and made it play Bad Apple

    &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SALM0N_SLD"> /u/SALM0N_SLD </a> <br /> <span><a href="https://v.redd.it/i8yj2ngvd3oh1">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1w9qx54/they_simulated_a_fruit_flys_entire_bra…

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