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This is absolutely astounding. What an implementation. A connectome is like a full brain scan! I am asking Claude to port this to the browser and I'll host it

This is absolutely astounding. What an implementation. A connectome is like a full brain scan! I am asking Claude to port this to the browser and I'll host it, so you can try it without installing anything. Some details about the port: Claude is able to do porting tasks like this. I'll put up a link when you can try it in your browser. I was able to get it to port the complete BitNet b1.58 2-billion parameter model several versions ago (in February, so this would have been Opus 4.5) to browser, so it can do so. This will run on the browser. I'll have it make it so that on mobile you can tap the fly or turn on the camera and it sees you, and same on desktop actually. Since the connectome is only 668 neurons, this will run super fast. Actually I'll make it allow for several flies, and let you drop food. I did something like this before here[1] but using the real connectome is something very different and very amazing. I'll have it add an experimental 3D mode with threejs, I'm not sure if that is also possible or not, we'll have to see it. This size of task usually takes Claude a few hours, so check my comment in the morning for the implementation, I'll reply here once it's done and hosted. [1] https://stateofutopia.com/papers/1/evolving-brains-cull-long-inference-times.html https://stateofutopia.com/papers/1/evolving-brains-cull-long...

mapontosevenths 1mo ago
It's pretty amazing stuff! I was very excited the first time I saw a connectome as well. Years ago I managed to get most of openworm running and connected to some Lego Mindstorms to let the worm roll around my house. I'm not even sure the connectome was finished at that time. Honestly, I barely had any idea what I was doing and we didn't have AI tools so I was never really sure what I wired to what. I did manage to hook... something to the ultrasound sensor and... another thing to the wheels so that when the sensor was triggered it would back up. What blew my mind was the realization that these weird hybrid critters were probably the first true immortals. Now that we have a full connectome, who will bother with another? Students will probably just keep instantiating copies of this one to tinker with forever.
- logicallee 1mo ago
  I can't imagine why people hate my comment so much (4 downvotes), when I linked an existing fruitfly project I already did, and Claude is working on what I wrote now, just as I wrote. Maybe people thought I was being sarcastic when I wrote "A connectome is like a full brain scan!" but I wrote that since maybe not everyone knows what a connectome means.
  - mapontosevenths 1mo ago
    I'm only guessing, but I think it was because you seem optimistic about technology. Especially AI. An increasing percentage of people view optimism, hope, or excitement as childish or worse. Anytime you focus on anything positive they leap from the shadows to dance on your joy. It must feel nice squishing between their miserable toes or something. Still, I appreciate your enthusiasm and hope to see you build something really cool. The future will be made by the enthusiastic, and if they don't want to come along they can wait in the car. I bet they wear blue jeans to the beach.
  - spuz 1mo ago
    I didn't downvote it but I imagine it's because your comment comes across as manic rambling. You managed to say "it will run in the browser" three times - once is enough. I'd recommend writing out your entire comment then deleting it an rewriting it to be more concise. No we don't expect literature in HN comments but good writing is a courtesy to your readers.
    - logicallee 1mo ago
      Thanks for the feedback. Claude has built the portions I've mentioned, it works. I'll publish the site shortly.
inigyou 1mo ago
Just send me the prompt
- logicallee 1mo ago
  okay, this is the prompt: https://pastebin.com/hhfmEYfG https://pastebin.com/hhfmEYfG it works, it one-shotted everything from just the one prompt. you may also find this chat excerpt relevant: https://pastebin.com/F3Qwy2Ly https://pastebin.com/F3Qwy2Ly to understand why I put that stuff at the end to motivate it to complete this very difficult port.
DustinBrett 1mo ago
I did a port of this on https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS#desktopfly https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS#desktopfly You can go to https://dustinbrett.com/?app=terminal https://dustinbrett.com/?app=terminal and type "fly" to spawn one, or many. I also took the raw FlyWire data and increased the neuron count to 1,275.
- logicallee 1mo ago
  I tried it! Works totally awesome. Your OS is amazing.

mapontosevenths 1mo ago

It's pretty amazing stuff! I was very excited the first time I saw a connectome as well. Years ago I managed to get most of openworm running and connected to some Lego Mindstorms to let the worm roll around my house. I'm not even sure the connectome was finished at that time. Honestly, I barely had any idea what I was doing and we didn't have AI tools so I was never really sure what I wired to what. I did manage to hook... something to the ultrasound sensor and... another thing to the wheels so that when the sensor was triggered it would back up. What blew my mind was the realization that these weird hybrid critters were probably the first true immortals. Now that we have a full connectome, who will bother with another? Students will probably just keep instantiating copies of this one to tinker with forever.

logicallee 1mo ago
I can't imagine why people hate my comment so much (4 downvotes), when I linked an existing fruitfly project I already did, and Claude is working on what I wrote now, just as I wrote. Maybe people thought I was being sarcastic when I wrote "A connectome is like a full brain scan!" but I wrote that since maybe not everyone knows what a connectome means.
- mapontosevenths 1mo ago
  I'm only guessing, but I think it was because you seem optimistic about technology. Especially AI. An increasing percentage of people view optimism, hope, or excitement as childish or worse. Anytime you focus on anything positive they leap from the shadows to dance on your joy. It must feel nice squishing between their miserable toes or something. Still, I appreciate your enthusiasm and hope to see you build something really cool. The future will be made by the enthusiastic, and if they don't want to come along they can wait in the car. I bet they wear blue jeans to the beach.
- spuz 1mo ago
  I didn't downvote it but I imagine it's because your comment comes across as manic rambling. You managed to say "it will run in the browser" three times - once is enough. I'd recommend writing out your entire comment then deleting it an rewriting it to be more concise. No we don't expect literature in HN comments but good writing is a courtesy to your readers.
  - logicallee 1mo ago
    Thanks for the feedback. Claude has built the portions I've mentioned, it works. I'll publish the site shortly.

inigyou 1mo ago

Just send me the prompt

logicallee 1mo ago
okay, this is the prompt: https://pastebin.com/hhfmEYfG https://pastebin.com/hhfmEYfG it works, it one-shotted everything from just the one prompt. you may also find this chat excerpt relevant: https://pastebin.com/F3Qwy2Ly https://pastebin.com/F3Qwy2Ly to understand why I put that stuff at the end to motivate it to complete this very difficult port.

DustinBrett 1mo ago

I did a port of this on https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS#desktopfly https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS#desktopfly You can go to https://dustinbrett.com/?app=terminal https://dustinbrett.com/?app=terminal and type "fly" to spawn one, or many. I also took the raw FlyWire data and increased the neuron count to 1,275.

logicallee 1mo ago
I tried it! Works totally awesome. Your OS is amazing.