Self-Play Game AI Trained From Scratch Is 'The Game', Says Researcher; 10x Compute Would Make It Even Better
syhw · x · 2026-09-26
Researcher syhw argues a game AI trained purely via self-play from scratch, with no human data, proves the approach works — and predicts that capping it at human-like APM (500 peak / 300 average) with 10x more compute would yield an even stronger agent.
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