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Ethan Mollick shares Astra, an AI-powered Ultima-style RPG

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Ethan Mollick shared an interactive web application called Astra, which attempts to create an Ultima-style RPG game by incorporating agent feedback for improvement. While the application demonstrates strengths in generating complex, interlocking game systems in a single attempt, it exhibits weaknesses in plot development, writing quality, and thematic depth typical of LLM-generated content. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates AI's capability in generating complex game systems, though plot and writing quality remain areas for improvement.

RANK_REASON A user shared a product that uses AI, but it is not a frontier release or significant industry news.

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Ethan Mollick shares Astra, an AI-powered Ultima-style RPG

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emollick.bsky.social ·

    So here is Astra's attempt to make an Ultima-style RPG game using feedback from agents to improve, etc.

    So here is Astra's attempt to make an Ultima-style RPG game using feedback from agents to improve, etc. Good look at both strengths (one shot complex game with interlocking systems) & weaknesses (boring plot, meh writing, weak LLMy themes, etc.) Try it: the-ninth-shore-tides.ne…

    LINKS the-ninth-shore-tides.netlify.app

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