Meta researcher built an addictive 4D Connect4 hard mode with AI in one prompt
mariyaivasileva · x · 2026-09-07
Mariya Vasileva, Senior Research Scientist at Meta Superintelligence Labs, had the AI assistant Astra build her a 4D Connect4 game with a "hard mode" in a single prompt—and it turned out so addictive that she's now adding easter-egg games to her website. You can play it at mariya.fyi → live terminal → type cd connect4.
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