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Digital fruit fly brain goes viral playing games and trading Bitcoin

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A digital recreation of a male fruit fly's brain, MaleCNS v1.0, has gone viral online after being integrated into various virtual environments and tasks. Developed by HHMI Janelia Research Campus and Google Research, this complete map of over 166,000 neurons allows the fly brain to perform actions like trading Bitcoin, writing social media posts, and playing video games such as Minecraft and Doom. While the digital brain is not sentient, its widespread use in online experiments has sparked discussions about the ethical implications of such detailed neural reconstructions. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates novel applications of detailed neural connectomes, sparking public interest and ethical discussions.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a viral trend and its implications, rather than a direct release or product launch from a major AI lab.

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Digital fruit fly brain goes viral playing games and trading Bitcoin

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  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Becky Ferreira ·

    A Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the Internet

    How to make a fly play Doom, Minecraft, Beat Saber, parallel park, trade bitcoin, cut doner kebab, and more.

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