In 2024 the entire fruit fly connectome was mapped (a connectome is the full set of connections in a neural network). Last year, the researchers simulated the entire connectome on a computer and then ran some tests to see what would happen. The result: the fruit fly exhibited fruit fly behaviour (such as walking toward food and cleaning its antennae) without training. This illustrates that (simple) behaviour can be hard-coded into a neural network, in addition to being learned through a series of training events. I found this (13 page PDF) via Nir Diamant but he doesn't link to the original study anywhere in his article. For shame! See also: RoboHorizon, XROM, Eon (with TikTok video).
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