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LLMs explore System 2 thinking, Gemini 4 plays StarCraft

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Researchers are exploring methods to imbue large language models (LLMs) with higher-order reasoning capabilities, akin to System 2 thinking. Concurrently, Gemini 4 Argon has demonstrated proficiency in playing StarCraft by generating code for the game, as evaluated by the StarSkirmish Bench benchmark. This benchmark also includes results from leading models by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. AI

IMPACT Advances in LLM reasoning and game-playing capabilities could lead to more sophisticated AI agents and applications.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper on LLM reasoning and a benchmark evaluation of LLMs playing a game.

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LLMs explore System 2 thinking, Gemini 4 plays StarCraft

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    How to make System 1 LLMs show System 2 competencies? Article URL: https:// onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ep df/10.1002/aaai.70113 Comments URL: https:// news.yco

    How to make System 1 LLMs show System 2 competencies? Article URL: https:// onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ep df/10.1002/aaai.70113 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0118662 Points: 3 # Comments: 0 https:// onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ep df/10.1002/aaai.70113 # T…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Show HN: Gemini 4 Argon plays StarCraft I've refreshed StarSkirmish Bench, a benchmark where LLMs play StarCraft BW by writing code, with results from the flags

    Show HN: Gemini 4 Argon plays StarCraft I've refreshed StarSkirmish Bench, a benchmark where LLMs play StarCraft BW by writing code, with results from the flagship models of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Muse Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?i… https:// starskirm…

    LINKS starskirmish.com/…/v0-2

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