Training a Small OSS Model on Factorio Tasks Could Be a Great Generalization Study
rmcwhorter99 · x · 2026-10-29
Reacting to dwr's quip that a Pareto-optimal amount of RTS/4X/Factorio/MMORPG is good for cognitive development, rmcwhorter99 sketches a concrete research idea: build a batch of Factorio/Harbor-style tasks, run a training pass on a small FOSS model, and measure whether the gains transfer to other benchmarks — a study he thinks would be well worth doing.
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