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Simulated fruit fly brain trades crypto, joins speculation swarm

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A Coinbase engineer has equipped a simulated fruit fly brain with $100 in cryptocurrency to test its trading capabilities. The disembodied brain, running on a computer, is tasked with making investment decisions in various digital assets like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin. This experiment aims to explore the potential of artificial neural networks in financial speculation. AI

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Simulated fruit fly brain trades crypto, joins speculation swarm

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm

    Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades

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