@nullpointer.404: Welcome to the Singularity Anon, Scientists Mapped a Fruit Fly Brain Researchers from @HHMI Janelia Research Campus and Google Research have unveiled the largest brain connectome in history, completely mapping every neuron and millions of neural connections inside an adult fruit fly. While researchers plan to use this dataset to understand the fundamentals of biological behavior, the online community immediately began running digital brain simulations. Here is what has been built so far: Virtual Benchmark Gaming: Community members quickly hooked the simulated neural network into Doom and Minecraft. Complex Problem Solving: Creators tested the connectome's spatial reasoning by having it solve Rubik's cubes and navigate driving simulations (complete with proper blinker usage). Dopamine Trading: Unconventional experiments include wiring up simulated dopamine loops to execute cryptocurrency trades. Next Frontier for AI: The milestone provides unprecedented data for both biological neuroscience and biologically inspired neural network architectures. What ridiculous task should the community hook a simulated brain up to next? Share your ideas in the comments below! 👇 #Neuroscience #GoogleResearch #BrainConnectome #TechNews #ArtificialIntelligence
