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Scientists Keep Teaching Life to Play Doom, But Why?

2026-07-15 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Top Comments (10)

@powtarzajwielkieslowa 2026-07-15

These neurons are trapped in hell...

880 54 replies
@while_coyote 2026-07-15

I have no mouth and I must stomp cyberdemons

820 17 replies
@preyfix_ 2026-07-16

“scientists made an artificial brain and put it in digital hell to fight demons”

562 102 replies
@keithbentley3398 2026-07-15

"Extremely dim light bulb" does actually describe the brains of a lot of people

449 29 replies
@thebigbadwolf639 2026-07-15

Did the brain cells find the BFG?

431 16 replies
@richardbustamante4547 2026-07-16

Imagine becoming sentient and your entire existence is Doom over and over again.

380 31 replies
@retrohollandia 2026-07-15

I mean... Neurons have been playing Doom since Doom was made. 🙃

380 18 replies
@Patrick_Keith 2026-07-16

It would probably be a good idea, ethically, to give these cells robot spider legs and a mini-gun.

345 13 replies
@leandrobenitez292 2026-07-15

teaching mutant rat brains, ai modules and mycelial networks to rip & tear sounds like a warhammer origin story

90 4 replies
@dake4629 2026-07-16

My take away - "We're pretty sure its not conscious, but we teach it to kill things."

84 5 replies

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