The interesting part wasn't the algorithm that played the game, but another algo...

Houshalter on April 15, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Programmer Creates An AI To (Not Quite) Beat NES G...

The interesting part wasn't the algorithm that played the game, but another algorithm that learned what the goals and subgoals of the game were just from watching a single playthrough. The AI that played the game was just to prove it worked.