Claude Beats Pokémon in 50 Hours, 20x Faster Than 15 Months Ago

Ben Todd's ongoing Pokémon benchmark shows dramatic agent progress: Claude went from needing 1,000 hours to clear the game to just 50 hours in 15 months, approaching human-child level, and could rival speedrunners within a year.

2026-09-22 ~ 2026-09-22 · 2 related posts

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