AI agent beats Pokemon in 50 hours; expert human speedrun pace (2 hours) seen within a year
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-09-22
Ben Todd highlights the rapid improvement of AI agents playing Pokemon: 15 months after Fable first beat the game in 50 hours — child-level pace and 5x faster than Opus 4.7 just five months ago — he predicts agents will match expert human speedrunners (roughly 2 hours) within a year.
He notes that navigating environments used to be a clear weakness for AI, but the rate of improvement now looks "insanely fast," linking to the announcement.
Related event: Claude Beats Pokémon in 50 Hours, 20x Faster Than 15 Months Ago(2 posts)→
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