🍄 AI model simulates Super Mario Bros.

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🍄 AI model simulates Super Mario Bros. from gameplay.

🐝 The Buzz: Researchers created MarioVGG, an AI model that simulates Super Mario Bros. by learning from 737,000 gameplay frames. Though glitchy and slow, it hints at future AI-driven game development.

• MarioVGG was trained with over 737,000 frames, focusing on "run right" and "run right and jump" actions.

• The AI uses convolution and denoising processes to create video frames, requiring about 48 hours of training on an RTX 4090.

• While MarioVGG has limitations like glitches and slow processing, it could eventually replace traditional game engines.

💡Takeaway: MarioVGG's development marks a significant step towards AI-driven game simulation, which could change game development by potentially replacing traditional game engines and creating new interactive media efficiencies.

^{Source: ArsTechnica}

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