Google maps entire brain and central nervous system of adult male fruit fly, software engineers immediately make it run Doom — AI-powered 3D model of over 166,000 neurons can also play Super Mario 64
- ID
- 22323
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 08 Sep 2026, 7:06 PM
- Fetched
- 08 Sep 2026, 8:05 PM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/google-maps-entire-brain-and-central-nervous-system-of-adult-male-fruit-fly-software-engineers-immediately-make-it-run-doom-ai-powered-3d-model-of-over-166-000-neurons-can-also-play-super-mario-64
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 08 Sep 2026, 8:08 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_codersai_ml_learners
What happened
Google mapped the complete brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, producing an AI-powered 3D model of over 166,000 neurons. Software engineers then used the model to run Doom and play Super Mario 64, turning a neuroscience milestone into a meme.
Why it matters
This is a fun curiosity, not actionable for builders. The connectome dataset could eventually inform neuromorphic computing or AI architecture research, but no one in the audience needs to change what they ship today because of it.
Discussion angle
A lighthearted segment: what does it actually mean to 'run Doom on a fruit fly brain,' and is there any serious takeaway for AI architecture, or is this purely a stunt?