Astra claims first AI win over Zork, finishing in 12 minutes 54 seconds
almostsweet · reddit · 2026-09-23
A Reddit post shares video of an AI system called Astra completing the classic text adventure Zork in 12 minutes 54 seconds, claiming no AI had beaten Zork before. Zork has long been considered a hard benchmark for agents due to its demands on memory, exploration, and language understanding. Video linked in the original post.
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