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Artificial Intelligence Tries the QWOP Running Simulator

QWOP, arguably the most difficult video game ever, was foisted upon us by Bennett Foddy in 2008. The point of the game is to control a sprinter with four keys that move his thigh and calf muscles. A few seconds in, and you’re reduced to trying to control your laughter. Most of us gave up […]

Artificial Intelligence Does Jell-O Recipes

Janelle Shane works with artificial intelligence, experimenting with training neural networks to generate data that may or may not resemble anything in the real world. She posts the funniest results on her blog AI Weirdness. Shane put out a call for mid-century American recipes (the kind that rely on Jell-O and other processed foods) last […]