Claude AI Plays Pokémon on Twitch: Anthropic's Experiment in Reasoning
Anthropic's Claude AI plays Pokémon Red on Twitch, testing its reasoning skills and evoking Twitch Plays Pokémon nostalgia.
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Claude AI Plays Pokémon on Twitch: Anthropic's Experiment in Reasoning
On Tuesday afternoon, Anthropic launched Claude Plays Pokémon on Twitch, a livestream of Anthropic’s newest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, playing a game of Pokémon Red. It’s become a fascinating experiment of sorts, showcasing the capabilities of today’s AI tech and people’s reactions to them. Image Credits:Claude Plays Pokémon on Twitch AI researchers have used all sorts of video games, from Street Fighter to Pictionary, to test new models — often more for amusement than utility. But Anthropic said that Pokémon proved to be a useful benchmark for Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which can effectively “think” through the sorts of puzzles the game contains. Like OpenAI’s o3-mini and DeepSeek’s R1, Claude 3.7 Sonnet can “reason” its way through tough challenges, like playing a video game designed for children. While the model’s non-reasoning predecessor, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, failed the very beginning of Pokémon Red — exiting the player’s home in Pallet Town — Claude 3…
