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Doom runs on fruit flies in bizarre biological computing experiment

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The classic video game Doom has been successfully ported to run on fruit flies, specifically Tephritidae. This unusual feat was achieved through a complex process involving the flies' brains as biological processors. The experiment raises philosophical questions about artificial intelligence and the nature of reality, with the researchers jokingly suggesting that humans might also be part of a simulation. AI

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Doom runs on fruit flies in bizarre biological computing experiment

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    Oh, Doom now runs on fruit flies too? https://www.golem.de/news/digitaler-tierversuch-doom-laeuft-jetzt-auch-auf-fruchtfliegen-2609-212980.html And on

    Oh, Doom läuft jetzt auch auf Fruchtfliegen? https://www. golem.de/news/digitaler-tierve rsuch-doom-laeuft-jetzt-auch-auf-fruchtfliegen-2609-212980.html Und am Ende kommt raus, wir sind selbst alles nur # KI ​s, die gerade in einer Simulation trainiert werden 😖 # AI # LLM

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