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Balatro player trains Google's fruit fly brain simulation to play game

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

A Balatro player has reportedly trained a simulation of a fruit fly's brain, recently mapped by Google, to play the game. Using a reinforcement learning algorithm, the player claims the simulation achieved a 20% success rate on a random seed. While the player shared a video of the simulation playing, some have expressed skepticism due to a lack of detailed information about the training process. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates novel applications of AI in gaming and the potential for using biological brain maps for AI training.

RANK_REASON A fan-made project using a publicly released dataset (Google's fruit fly brain map) to train an AI to play a game.

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Balatro player trains Google's fruit fly brain simulation to play game

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jake Roach ·

    Balatro fan claims they trained Google fruit fly brain simulation to beat the game — reinforcement learning currently has the model at 20% success rate

    One Balatro player says they've taken Google's mapped fruit fly brain and trained it to play Balatro, currently at a 20% success rate with plans for further refinement.

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

    Balatro fan claims they trained Google fruit fly brain simulation to beat the game — reinforcement learning currently has the model at 20% success rate One Bala

    Balatro fan claims they trained Google fruit fly brain simulation to beat the game — reinforcement learning currently has the model at 20% success rate One Balatro player says they've taken Google's mapped fruit fly brain and trained it to play Balatro, currently at a 20% success…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/balatro-fan-claims-the… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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