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AI models tested for gaming prowess; Anthropic reportedly builds custom source control

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AI models are being tested for their ability to play games, with one experiment attempting to create a StarCraft bot using LLMs. Separately, Anthropic has reportedly developed its own source control system, deviating from standard tools like Git, which is being humorously framed as an effort to manage their extensive code changes. AI

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AI models tested for gaming prowess; Anthropic reportedly builds custom source control

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ngate ·

    🤖🤪 So, in the latest episode of "Let's Pretend # AI Can Play Games", we're testing if a bunch of jargon-spitting # LLMs can whip up a # StarCraft bot in a whopp

    🤖🤪 So, in the latest episode of "Let's Pretend # AI Can Play Games", we're testing if a bunch of jargon-spitting # LLMs can whip up a # StarCraft bot in a whopping hour! Because nothing screams cutting-edge AI like trying to beat a game from 1998 in 2026! 🎮💥 https:// starskirmish…

    LINKS starskirmish.com/…/v0-2
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ngate ·

    🤣 Oh, # Anthropic , you special snowflake ❄️! # Git isn't cool enough for your super-secret, AI-breaking party, so you built your own source control to handle y

    🤣 Oh, # Anthropic , you special snowflake ❄️! # Git isn't cool enough for your super-secret, AI-breaking party, so you built your own source control to handle your avalanche of code changes. 🚀 Next time, just tell us how your code commits will save humanity —or at least, make us …

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/redesigning-source-co… simonwillison.net/…/13

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