Polymarket gave a fly $100 to trade — its 166,700 neurons called the Fed market pump
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-12
Polymarket ran a stunt experiment: giving a fly $100 to trade on the platform, with each move driven by its real neural activity across 166,700 neurons. The fly "called" the pump in the Fed Decision "25 bps increase" market.
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