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Viral Minecraft video claims fruit fly brain plays in-game, sparks consciousness debate

Polygon debunks viral Minecraft consciousness claim

1 Sep 10 2:58 PM · 13d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 3 sources · development 1 of 1

Polygon publishes analysis of Ro0oney's viral video claiming a fruit fly brain was uploaded to Minecraft. The article clarifies misconceptions around Google Research's fruit fly connectome mapping and Ro0oney's actual experiment, noting the YouTuber manually programmed the fly's reactions and the tool 'oversimplifies a lot of biophysics.'

Polygon debunks viral Minecraft consciousness claim
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“It's a snapshot of one brain — a dead brain at that — not a living, breathing creature that truly perceives what is going on.”

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Ro0oney Minecraft YouTuberDr. Arie Matslian Research scientist at PrincetonGoogle Research Research organization

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