Scientists Make ‘Cyborg Worms’ with a Brain Guided by AI

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September 2, 2024, 10:45 AM

• •Scientists have given artificial intelligence a direct line into the nervous systems of millimeter-long worms, letting it guide the creatures to a tasty target.
• •The AI was trained with a methodology called deep-reinforcement learning, the same is used to help AI players learn to master games such as Go.
• •The research team tested six genetic lines in which the number of light-sensitive neurons ranged from one to all 302 the worms possessed.

Scientists have created 'cyborg worms' with a brain guided by AI. The AI agent was trained to direct the worms to a tasty target, and the worms were able to cooperate with the AI to achieve the goal.

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