Community quiz ESR
Jun 18

A UT professor took 50,000 nerve cells from a dog brain, and grew them in a petri dish.

Then he wired the micro-brain to an interface via 120 electrodes.

And then, of course, he taught it to play Quake 3.

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2 Responses to “Frankenfido”

  1. aldabra Says:

    So *why* does it play the game? Why does it feel rewarded for shooting things? Is the serotonin buzz automatic?

  2. limnot Says:

    How long before frankenfido rises up against his creator with a railgun?