I Can't Stop Watching This AI Chatbot Play Pokémon
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Summary
Chatbot platform Anthropic has upgraded its AI chatbot Claude to version 3.7, adding a hybrid reasoning model that enables it to solve complex problems.
As one test, Claude is live-streaming itself playing the classic Nintendo game Pokémon Red on Twitch.
This is a nostalgic reminder of Twitch Plays Pokémon, another AI bot that live-streamed itself playing Pokémon, which captivated the gaming world over a decade ago by allowing audience participation in inputs.
Claude, however, is advancing at a glacial pace, spending days stuck at various stages of the game, periodically updating its context window and learning about the game as it goes along.
It has also given each of its Pokémon cute names, such as Bolt for Pikachu and Swift for Spearow.
This is not just a fun application of AI, but also a test that pushes Claude’s new capabilities to reason its way through complex tasks, slowing explaining its reasoning process on-screen as it plays the game.
