Dev builds a fictional Hinge-style dating app for a simulated fly, dopamine activity drives swipe decisions
w1kke · x · 2026-09-12
Jared Palmer built a fictional, Hinge-like dating app for a simulated fruit fly, layered on top of the open-source Fly / Wirehead project by Matt Hempstead, replacing the scrolling feed with a dating world.
- Profile pixels feed the fly's neural model
- Measured dopamine-neuron activity drives the like/pass/rose rule
- Every decision is watchable: you can inspect the evidence and replay exactly what the fly ("Francis") saw
Code is open-sourced (repo in the reply).
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