AI learns to Speedrun QWOP using Machine LearningWatch this video on YouTube 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 […]
AI/DC: I made a bot write an AC/DC songWatch this video on YouTube YouTuber Funk Turkey (previously) fed lyrics from AC/DC songs into a Markov chain and generated a new AC/DC song. The lyrics make about as much sense as you’d expect, but this is definitely an AC/DC song. The real test would be to […]
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 […]
While many video games based on, or related to, films have a rather bad rep for being clunky, ugly, and often just plain boring, you might be surprised to find that the new web-based flash Sherlock Holmes game, 221b, has actually employed some pretty impressive programming in its design. Called “Chatbot” technology, this allows for […]