Simulated Fly Brain Plays Beat Saber, Sparking Mind Debates

Researchers ran RL post-training on a simulated fruit-fly whole-brain connectome, enabling it to play Beat Saber in a virtual environment. The demo went viral, sparking debates over whether full brain emulation could one day apply to humans and raise consciousness questions.

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