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Train and chat with a frozen language model coupled to the full retained MaleCNS fly connectome.

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GITHUB · launched Sep 15, 2026 · 71 upvotes (top 11%) · 0 views

Niche: large language models · 191 launches, 4 in the last 7 days ▼ -33% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • Model & infra
  • Developer
  • AI-native
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

No This project interfaces machine learning language models directly with biological connectome neural graph data (the Drosophila MaleCNS dataset), requiring specialized computational neuroscience and deep learning research.

What it would actually take: The system couples an LLM embedding space with graph neural networks (GNNs) or biologically realistic spiking neural networks mapped directly to the Drosophila 100k+ neuron connectome matrix. Training this hybrid requires extensive GPU compute, custom PyTorch/JAX graph-traversal layers, and domain expertise in neural circuit dynamics.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 2251 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #299 of 2252 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 320 days after the earliest competitor.

  • flyhard · github · 2026-09-09 · 62 upvotes · similarity 0.63
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  • flybook · github · 2026-09-11 · 234 upvotes · similarity 0.62
  • awesome-fly · github · 2026-09-12 · 382 upvotes · similarity 0.61
  • fly-brain-atlas · github · 2026-09-13 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.59
  • Haru · github · 2026-11-12 · 323 upvotes · similarity 0.59
  • MemBodied · github · 2026-09-23 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.58
  • psi-0.6 · github · 2026-10-26 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.58

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