A digital fruit fly brain can play Beat Saber
cixliv · x · 2026-09-09
A simulated digital fruit fly brain has been shown playing the rhythm game Beat Saber, tracking and reacting to beats in real time. The post captures the community's mixed awe: an insect-brain emulation handling an interactive game is both a striking fidelity benchmark for neural simulation and a provocative data point on how little brain matter may suffice for complex behavior.
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