AI Struggles to Conquer Pokémon Red

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Oh man, so get this—there’s an AI playing Pokemon Red. Crazy, right? It’s been at it for like 80 hours and, believe it or not, it’s only got two badges. Yeah, two. And it’s still trying to figure out Rock Tunnel. We’re talking over six days stuck there. Wild.

Here’s the thing though, this AI is no speedrunner. Nah, it’s more like a toddler meandering through a candy store—slow, a bit lost, but kind of adorable if you’re into that. It’s analyzing maps with its digital brain, learning, saving, and who knows what else. It’s like watching paint dry, but with more Pikachus.

Now, just to backtrack a bit, there’s been some wacky stuff with non-human players before. Remember when fish were playing Pokemon? No kidding, actual fish. And they beat Pokemon Sapphire. I mean, sure, they basically flailed their fins at random, but hey, a win’s a win, right? And then there was Twitch Plays Pokemon—a bunch of folks mashing commands and somehow making it work. Utter chaos, but deeply satisfying chaos.

Anyway—wait, where was I?

Oh yeah, OpenAI is behind this Pokemon-playing AI, and it’s called o3. And like, no shade, but it took bloody ages just to snag that Thunder Badge from Lt. Surge. Now it’s crawling through Rock Tunnel like it’s got all the time in the world. Meanwhile, Google’s AI beat Pokemon Blue, but it took 800 hours. Honestly, I can’t even wrap my head around that.

So here we are, watching AIs stumble through Pokemon like it’s the hottest reality show. But, will it ever beat the game faster than Google’s other brainchild, Gemini? Who knows. These brainy bots just might surprise us someday, playing all sorts of complex games. But given the current snail pace, we’re in for a long wait.

Anyway, can’t help but keep an eye on these digital Pokémon Trainers. Who knows what they’ll tackle next? If computers could fidget, I bet they would. But I’ll save my popcorn for when they take on tougher games. Honestly, might be waiting a lifetime for that. Stay tuned, folks.