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Google maps fruit fly brain, engineers make it play Doom

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Google has successfully mapped the complete brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, reconstructing over 166,000 neurons using AI. Shortly after this scientific breakthrough, software engineers demonstrated the fruit fly's neural network playing classic video games like Doom and Super Mario 64. This achievement accelerates neuroscience research and highlights the potential for AI in understanding complex biological systems. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates AI's capability in complex biological mapping and control, potentially accelerating neuroscience research and novel applications.

RANK_REASON Research publication of a complete neural map of an organism, with subsequent demonstration of AI control for gaming.

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Google maps fruit fly brain, engineers make it play Doom

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Google maps entire brain and central nervous system of adult male fruit fly, software engineers immediately make it run Doom — AI-powered 3D model of over 166,000 neurons can also play Super Mario 64

    Scientists mapped the complete brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly for the first time. Days later the full MaleCNS v1.0 fruit fly connectome was being trained to play Doom and Mario 64.

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Google Mapped a Fruit Fly's Brain. Now It's Playing Doom and Super Mario 64 https://gizmodo.com/google-mapped-a-fruit-flys-brain-now-its-playing-doom-and-super-

    Google Mapped a Fruit Fly's Brain. Now It's Playing Doom and Super Mario 64 https://gizmodo.com/google-mapped-a-fruit-flys-brain-now-its-playing-doom-and-super-mario-64-2000808616 # Science # AI # Gaming

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  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 After Google mapped an adult male fruit fly's brain, software engineers made it play Doom, Mario64, and Beat Saber Still better than some of my teammates. 📰 S

    🎮 After Google mapped an adult male fruit fly's brain, software engineers made it play Doom, Mario64, and Beat Saber Still better than some of my teammates. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/after-google-mapped-an-adult-male-fruit-flys-brain-…

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  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Google Mapped a Fruit Fly’s Brain. Now It’s Playing Doom and Super Mario 64 Researchers published a complete map of a male fruit fly’s nervous system, and progr

    Google Mapped a Fruit Fly’s Brain. Now It’s Playing Doom and Super Mario 64 Researchers published a complete map of a male fruit fly’s nervous system, and programmers are already making it play video games. https:// gizmodo.com/google-mapped-a-fr uit-flys-brain-now-its-playing-do…

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