The A.I. Daily
Simulated fruit fly brain learns to race in livestreamed Elo league
A developer trained models of a ~2,400-neuron fruit fly brain to drive a drag-racing simulator. Over four weeks and 10M+ episodes, top pilots spawned offspring that inherit their weights, creating dynasties. The league ranks skill with Elo ratings and verifies pilots across varied race conditions. Season 11's dry-strip record stands at 10.06 s.