Viral 'Fly Brain Plays Beat Saber' Turns Out to Be Overfit Replay
A demo of a fruit fly connectome 'playing' Beat Saber went viral, but was later clarified as overfit replay of prerecorded motions — visual recognition and reinforcement learning remain unfinished, and the connectome is just a static wiring map.
2026-09-10 ~ 2026-09-12 · 3 related posts
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