#LLMs excel at coding but struggle with #videogames, despite their success in other domains like chess and Go. This is partly due to the #diversemechanics and #inputrepresentations of games, as well as the lack of #trainingdata for many games. While LLMs can generate playable games, they lack the ability to play and iterate on them, highlighting a fundamental limitation in their current capabilities. https://spectrum.ieee.org/amp/ai-video-games-llms-togelius-2676614974?AIagents.at #AIagent #AI #ML #NLP #LLM #GenAI
Why Video Games Still Baffle AI Models

LLMs can code your retro shooter but still fail at playing Halo; see what this gap reveals about AI’s real limits in 2026

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