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Fruit Fly Brain Wiring Map Put to Work in DOOM and Super Mario 64 Experiments

Reports describe engineers using a newly published wiring map of the fruit fly brain in game-playing experiments involving DOOM and Super Mario 64. The setup reportedly trains the system through gameplay, including learning from damage to improve its chances of survival.

First seen Sep 8 ago2 sources covering

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How sources are framing this

Automaton emphasizes the DOOM damage-and-survival experiment, while Game*Spark also highlights Super Mario 64.

What we know

  • A wiring map of the fruit fly brain was recently made public.
  • Engineers used the neural map in experiments involving DOOM gameplay.
  • Super Mario 64 was also cited as part of the game-learning experiments.
  • The system reportedly learns from taking damage and seeks to survive longer.