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In a remarkable development in neuroscience, Google has successfully mapped the brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly in 3D neural shapes, according to a wire report. The team accomplished this using artificial intelligence to combine millions of 2D images into a comprehensive model, reconstructing over 166,000 neurons.

News quickly spread that software engineers were eager to test the capabilities of this digital fly brain. Alex Wormuth, a software engineer at Coinbase, reported that the fruit fly was being trained to play the classic video game Doom. The engineers explained that each Doom frame stimulates sensory neurons, which are then mapped to game controls. If the fly's neural activity results in damage, it triggers a stimulus to two PPL101 dopamine cells as reinforcement.

As of September 6, the fly was on round 6385 of its Doom adventure, although it was noted that the performance was not particularly impressive. However, the engineers did not stop there. They managed to program the fruit fly to play another popular video game, Beat Saber. Lyra Bubbles, a modder, used the brain and replays of a song in Beat Saber to teach the fly where to hit and why, employing reinforcement learning. While the fly was not responding organically to the notes, it was receiving input and reacting to stimuli.

Jessica Paquette, another software engineer, took the experiment further by running the digital fly brain through Super Mario 64. The YouTuber then went a step further by putting the fruit fly in Minecraft, albeit using a project called Flywire.AI, which was developed in collaboration with Princeton University. This particular adaptation used a female brain with 160,000+ neurons, as opposed to Google's analysis of a male brain with 139,255 neurons. Despite the differences, the basic concept remained the same.

The potential implications of these advancements are vast, prompting speculation about the future of artificial intelligence and the potential for replicating a human mind. With researchers and modders working tirelessly to understand and utilize the digital fly brain, the possibilities for future developments seem boundless.